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Originally Posted by LightBulb
Then what would she call them? They are definitely Yankees to us. I don't care whether you're a soda yankee (Northeast) or a pop yankee (Midwest), you're still a Yankee.
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The original and (according to most dictionaries) still primary definition of "yankee" is a native or inhabitant of New England. Southern usage broadened this to mean anyone from the North.