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/ˈjaŋkɪ/ · noun
(sometimes derogatory) A citizen of the United States of America, as opposed to a Latin American..
As we taxied down the runway / I could hear the people shout / They said, "Don't come back here, yanqui" / But if I ever do / I'll bring more money
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Yanqui means (sometimes derogatory) A citizen of the United States of America, as opposed to a Latin American..
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
As we taxied down the runway / I could hear the people shout / They said, "Don't come back here, yanqui" / But if I ever do / I'll bring more money
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