1. A traditional American patriotic song from before the American Revolution, originally sung by British troops to mock colonials but adopted by Americans as a patriotic anthem during the Revolutionary War
   "The children marched around the classroom singing Yankee Doodle"

1. An American (especially to non-Americans)
   "The British pub was full of Yankee-Doodles on holiday";
   - Yankee [informal], Yank [informal], seppo [Austral, NZ, informal]

Derived forms: Yankee Doodles

Type of: American

Encyclopedia: Yankee Doodle