Yankee (English spelling)

Japanese: ヤンキー（英語表記）Yankee

1. A slang term for Americans. Originally used in the southern United States as a derogatory term for residents of the northern states.
2. Delinquent youth. A term used after World War II to refer to young people who imitated the customs of American youth in terms of hairstyles, fashion, etc.
[Synonyms] ruffian, scoundrel, thug, gangster, ruffian, outlaw, thug, thug, delinquent, gang leader, tough guy, biker gang, street racer, thug, gangster, outlaw
[Additional notes]
These were outstanding works selected from submissions to "Yankee" during the "Let's put your words in the dictionary 2018" campaign held in May 2018.

◆The type of person who becomes best friends after a fistfight.
Mine's Image Dictionary

◆People who don't know how to express kindness because they were not taught it.
Bug-san

◆The desire for attention is expressed outwardly in the form of violence.
Ochiyosan

◆I want to become an adult, but I don't know how, so I'm unsure of how to do it.
MOON

◆A term for delinquent boys that is starting to evoke feelings of nostalgia.
kkt -san

Source: About Shogakukan Digital Daijisen Information | Legend

Japanese:

１米国人の俗称。元来は米国南部で、北部諸州の住民を軽蔑的に呼んだ語。
２不良青少年。第二次大戦後、髪型やファッションなどで、米国の若者の風俗をまねた青少年をさして呼んだ語。
[類語]与太者・ならず者・地回り・やくざ・暴力団・無頼漢・無法者・ごろつき・ごろ・ちんぴら・不良・番長・硬派・暴走族・走り屋・愚連隊・極道・アウトロー
[補説]　
2018年5月に実施した「あなたの言葉を辞書に載せよう。2018」キャンペーンでの「ヤンキー」への投稿から選ばれた優秀作品。

◆殴り合いの喧嘩の後に、親友になるタイプ。
みーのイメー辞書さん

◆優しさを教えられなかったため、優しさの表現の仕方がわからない人。
bugさん

◆注目されたいという欲求が、乱暴という形で外に現れたもの。
おちよさん

◆大人になりたがっているけど方法が分からず迷った結論。
MOONさん

◆そろそろ郷愁感を抱かせる、不良少年に対する呼称。
kktさん

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