damn Yankee
Despised Union soldier
A damn Yankee is a Northerner viewed with hostility, especially from a Southern American perspective.
The phrase originated during and after the Civil War, expressing Confederate resentment toward Union soldiers and later toward Northern transplants who moved South.
In some Southern usage, a Yankee is a Northerner who visits; a damn Yankee is one who stays.
The phrase retains regional flavor but has softened into something often humorous or affectionate: My grandfather still calls anyone from north of Virginia a damn Yankee.
Named political entity
- bluecoatOfficer in blue uniform
- federalDivided governmental authority
- carpetbaggerExploitative political outsider
- reconstructionRebuilding after destruction
abolitionist · Sherman · Grant · Lincoln · Appomattox · Gettysburg · emancipation · secession
One excluded from group
- interloperOne who enters uninvited
- invaderOne who enters aggressively
- meddlerOne who interferes uninvited
- intruderUnauthorized person present
occupier · aggressor · oppressor · exploiter · usurper · enemy · foe · adversary
Persistent bitter displeasure
- hostilityAntagonistic disposition toward others
- bitternessSharp, unpleasant taste or feeling
- hatredIntense hostile aversion
- grudgePersistent resentment toward someone
rancor · contempt · loathing · disdain · spite · ill will · animus · distrust
Northeast U.S. resident
- BostonianMassachusetts capital resident
- ManhattaniteIsland borough resident
- industrialistMajor manufacturing business owner
- city slickerSavvy metropolitan dweller
migrant · transplant · snowbird · relocator · newcomer
Union
Named political entity
- bluecoatOfficer in blue uniform
- federalDivided governmental authority
- carpetbaggerExploitative political outsider
reconstruction · abolitionist · Sherman · Grant · Lincoln · Appomattox · Gettysburg · emancipation · secession · antebellum
outsider
One excluded from group
- interloperOne who enters uninvited
- invaderOne who enters aggressively
- meddlerOne who interferes uninvited
intruder · occupier · aggressor · oppressor · exploiter · usurper · enemy · foe · adversary · colonizer
resentment
Persistent bitter displeasure
- hostilityAntagonistic disposition toward others
- bitternessSharp, unpleasant taste or feeling
- hatredIntense hostile aversion
grudge · rancor · contempt · loathing · disdain · spite · ill will · animus · distrust · aversion
New Englander
Northeast U.S. resident
- BostonianMassachusetts capital resident
- ManhattaniteIsland borough resident
- industrialistMajor manufacturing business owner
city slicker · migrant · transplant · snowbird · relocator · newcomer
damn YankeeConfederate
Secessionist state supporter
good ol' boy · Johnny Reb · Southern belle · native son · Dixiecrat
damn, damned, damnable, damnably, damnation, damning, Yankee, Yankees