Swamp Yankee
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Meaning · English
An American with English colonial ancestry from rural Rhode Island or nearby eastern Connecticut and southeastern Massachusetts.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “Swamp Yankee” mean?
An American with English colonial ancestry from rural Rhode Island or nearby eastern Connecticut and southeastern Massachusetts.
Is “Swamp Yankee” formal or informal?
Swamp Yankee is generally slang.