Canadian people. Often used in the UK, possibly not used elsewhere, since Yank is mainly used by the British to refer to Americans. Cold Yanks being a joke about how hard it can be to tell the difference sometimes with American accents and Canadian ones, though Canada is much colder. It's not usually meant in a bad vibe way, more as a somewhat dismissive term of endearment.
"I thought from the accent they were surely Yanks, but they turned out to be Cold Yanks"
"What?"
"Cold Yanks. You know, Canadians".
A term used when removing a stuck vehicle very aggressively, using a chain, cable or rope. Usually resulting in either the vehicle being removed or causing damage. Essentially the vehicle pulling will punch the gas while trying to remove the stuck one.
Randy got his Ford stuck in a ditch and I gave him the ol' Yacolt Yank to get him out !
To get benched, dumped or fired.
You're not working there no more?
Nope, got yanked, spanked and banked, dude.
Sucks.
Tell me about it.
In a hurry or in a rush, usually used when someone is late or when tempers are running high
Origin: Probably Midwestern United States
Calm down, we don't have to be in a yank to get out of here.
If you hadn't lost your keys, we wouldn't have been in such a yank to get to the party on time
Generally used for a female who wakes up after a one night stand.
Well at least I didn't wake up like a yank-a-bosh with a pearl necklace
cloakzy, i'm just yanking your snout dude - turner
Pulling something large with a great amount of force.
“I had to give that box a Mississippi Yank just to get it out!