This is probably unrelated, but the Chinese have been calling foreigners “Yang Gui Zi” (Ghosts From Across the Sea) for a long time.
And correct me if I’m wrong, but isn’t the term also shortened to “Yanks” on occasion?
This is probably unrelated, but the Chinese have been calling foreigners “Yang Gui Zi” (Ghosts From Across the Sea) for a long time.
And correct me if I’m wrong, but isn’t the term also shortened to “Yanks” on occasion?
Yep, very probably indeed! As noted in the parallel thread here.
Yep. And rhyming-slung to Tanks, Septic Tanks, Septics, and Seppos.