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Swamp Yankee

Dialect

Meaning
A rural Rhode Islander of old colonial English stock, seen as stubborn, frugal, and plain.
Type
Dialect Word
Used in
Providence, Rhode Island

What does “Swamp Yankee” mean

A rural Rhode Islander of old colonial English stock, seen as stubborn, frugal, and plain.

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