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Yank (nickname)
Yank is a nickname for: * Yank Adams (1847–1923), American professional carom billiards player specializing in finger billiards * Yank Azman (born 1947), Canadian television and movie actor * Yank Barry (born 1948), Canadian musician and businessman * Charles A. Bernier (1890–1963), American football, basketball and baseball player, coach and college administrator * Irwin Boyd (1908–1979), American National Hockey League player * Robert B. "Yank" Heisler (1949–2017), American retired business executive and current university dean * Yank Lawson (1911–1995), American jazz trumpeter * Yank Levy (1897–1965), Canadian soldier, military instructor and author of one of the first manuals on guerrilla warfare * Yank Rachell (1910–1997), American country blues mandolin and guitar player * Yank Robinson (1857–1894), American Major League Baseball player * Yank Terry (1911–1979), American Major League Baseball pitcher * Wayne Warren (born 1962), Welsh darts player * Stan Ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nickname
A nickname is a substitute for the proper name of a familiar person, place or thing. Commonly used to express affection, a form of endearment, and sometimes amusement, it can also be used to express defamation of character. As a concept, it is distinct from both pseudonym and stage name, and also from a title (for example, City of Fountains), although there may be overlap in these concepts. Etymology The compound word ''ekename'', literally meaning "additional name", was attested as early as 1303. This word was derived from the Old English phrase ''eac'' "also", related to ''eacian'' "to increase". By the 15th century, the misdivision of the syllables of the phrase "an ekename" led to its rephrasing as "a nekename". Though the spelling has changed, the pronunciation and meaning of the word have remained relatively stable ever since. Conventions in various languages English nicknames are generally represented in quotes between the bearer's first and last names (e.g., '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yank Adams
Frank B. Adams (December 19, 1847 – December 29, 1929"New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949", database, ''FamilySearch'' (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2WGM-FQX : 3 June 2020), Frank B. Adams, 1929.), commonly known as Yank Adams, was a professional carom billiards player who specialized in finger billiards, in which a player directly manipulates the balls with his or her hands, instead of using an implement such as a cue stick, often by twisting the ball between one's thumb and middle finger. Adams, who was sometimes billed as the "Digital Billiard Wonder", has been called the "greatest of all digit billiards players", and the "champion digital billiardist of the World." George F. Slosson, a top billiards player of Adams' era, named him the "greatest exhibition player who ever lived." Adams' exhibitions drew audiences of 1,000 or more, leaving standing room only, even in small venues. Adams' career began when he found his aptitude for bowling trans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
