Yankee Doodle

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an early American song with several versions of humorous verses, popular during the Revolutionary War

Origin: < Yankee + (?) tootle, in reference to sound made in tonguing a flute or fife, for which the tune was apparently first written

See Yankee Doodle in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A Yankee.

Origin:

Origin: From the title of a song popular during the Revolutionary War

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