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Yorkshiremen


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    • Tykes (Yorkshiremen)
    • Yorkies (Yorkshiremen)
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    • found: Work cat.: 'Twixt thee and me: an anthology of Yorkshire and Lancashire verse and prose, 1974:p. 5 (Yorkshire and Lancashire writers)
    • found: Peoplefrom.co.uk - Demonyms of the United Kingdom, via WWW, viewed May 16, 2016(Yorkshire - Yorkshiremen and Yorkshirewomen)
    • found: Dickson, P. Labels for locals, 2006(Yorkshire, England: Yorkshireman or Yorkshirewoman. The slang term is Yorkie)
    • found: What do you call people who originate from different parts of the United Kingdom?, via The geography site website, viewed May 16, 2016(Yorkshire: Yorkshireman, Yorkshirewoman, Tyke, Yorkie)
    • found: Demonyms of the United Kingdom, via everything2 website, viewed May 16, 2016(Yorkshire - Yorkshireman, Yorkshirewoman, Tyke, Yorkie; Tyke: The original meaning is fairly insulting, a "tyke" being defined as an uncouth or boorish individual. Yorkshire folk are also referred to as tykes (they do have a reputation for being unduly, even unnecessarily direct in their speech), but despite the origin of the word, many Yorkshiremen, proud of their county and heritage, refer to themselves as tykes, with heads held high; Yorkie is also an affectionate name for a graduate or resident of the city or university of York)
    • found: Merriam-Webster dictionary online, May 16, 2016(tyke: a small child; a person from Yorkshire)
    • found: Cambridge dictionaries online, May 16, 2016(Tyke noun UK informal: a person from the English county of Yorkshire)
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    • 2016-05-16: new
    • 2016-12-13: revised
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