different between yank vs gringo

English

Etymology 1

Attested since 1822; from Scots yank. Unknown origin.

Pronunciation

• enPR: y?ngk, IPA^(key): /jæ?k/
• Rhymes: -æ?k

Noun

yank (plural yanks)

1. A sudden, vigorous pull (sometimes defined as mass times jerk, or rate of change of force).
2. (slang) A masturbation session.
   • 2012, Bonnie Dee, Summer Devon, Serious Play (page 81)

     He rested his hand on his bare chest, an innocent enough spot, but soon it drifted of its own accord down his stomach to slide beneath the waistband of his briefs. Fine. A quick yank would relieve the sexual tension that simmered in him.

Synonyms

• (sudden, vigorous pull): jerk, tug

Translations

Verb

yank (third-person singular simple present yanks, present participle yanking, simple past and past participle yanked)

1. (transitive) To pull (something) with a quick, strong action.
   • 2015, Elizabeth Royte, Vultures Are Revolting. Here’s Why We Need to Save Them., National Geographic (December 2015)[1]

     Now a white-backed rams its head down the wildebeest’s throat and yanks out an eight-inch length of trachea, ribbed like a vacuum hose.

2. (transitive, informal) To remove from distribution.

   They yanked the product as soon as they learned it was unsafe.

Synonyms

• (pull with a quick strong action): jerk, tug
• (remove from circulation): pull, recall

Derived terms

• yanker
• yank someone's chain

Translations

References

• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “yank”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

Etymology 2

Clipping of yankee

Noun

yank (plural yanks)

1. (often derogatory) A Yankee.

Scots

Etymology

Unknown; likely imitative. Compare whang (“a blow”).

Noun

yank (plural yanks)

1. a sudden tug, a jerk, a yank
2. a blow, a slap

Verb

yank (third-person singular present yanks, present participle yankin, past yankt, past participle yankt)

1. to jerk, to pull suddenly
2. to move quickly or in a lively manner

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish gringo, from griego (“Greek”), used for anyone who spoke an unintelligible language. Doublet of Greek.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???????/
• Rhymes: -?????

Noun

gringo (plural gringos or gringoes)

1. (slang, often derogatory) a white person from an English-speaking country, particularly the United States.

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:white person

Related terms

• gringa (female)

Translations

Further reading

• gringo on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Goring, goring, orging

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish gringo.

Noun

gringo m (plural gringos, feminine gringa, feminine plural gringas)

1. (Brazil, colloquial) a foreigner, especially one from an advanced country and especially one from the United States

   Synonym: estrangeiro

Usage notes

Unlike English and Spanish gringo, this Portuguese term is not inherently offensive.

Adjective

gringo m (feminine singular gringa, masculine plural gringos, feminine plural gringas, comparable)

1. (slang, Brazil) foreign (from another country, especially the United States or another developed one)

Spanish

Etymology

Possibly from griego (“Greek”), particularly from the phrase hablar en griego (“to speak Greek”), with a similar connotation to the English phrase it's all Greek to me. Possibly influenced by peregrino (“pilgrim”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???in?o/, [?????.?o]

Noun

gringo m (plural gringos, feminine gringa, feminine plural gringas)

1. (sometimes derogatory, Latin America) a foreigner whose native language is not Spanish

   Synonyms: (Spain, Mexico) gabacho, (Spain) guiri

2. (sometimes derogatory, Latin America) an American (a person from the United States), particularly a white American

Derived terms

• agringar
• gringo de agua juca (Honduras)
• Gringolandia, gringolandia f
• Gringotenango
• gringuera f (Honduras)

Descendants

• ? English: gringo
• ? Portuguese: gringo

See also

• chele (Honduras)
• cholo
• grencho (Honduras)
• güero
• pocho
• guiri

Further reading

• “gringo” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
• Comprehensive etymology tracing it to before the Mexican-American war