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Originally Posted by hip hop bunny hop
The British refer to everyone in the third largest, third most populous country in the world as yanks because they're jackasses who can't get over their historic attachment to a tiny ****ing portion of the country.
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Nice theory
Doesn't explain why Irish, Australians, New Zealanders and various other countries call you it too.
Besides, it's a nickname derived from Yankee, It's not a literal meaning.
Do you see me complaining that 'Limey' is factually wrong because I've never suffererd from scurvy?