Nonsense, the team name is better explained by New Yorkers being a bunch of stupid ***s.
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a native or inhabitant of the United States.
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a native or inhabitant of New England.
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a native or inhabitant of a northern U.S. state, especially of one of the northeastern states that sided with the Union in the American Civil War.
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a federal or northern soldier in the American Civil War.
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a word used in communications to represent the letter Y.
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Originally Posted by Urban Hatemonger ?
Nice theory
Doesn't explain why Irish, Australians, New Zealanders and various other countries call you it too.
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Sure it does - these nations were culturally & intellectually dominated by the British for so long they adopted it as well.