Definitions for yankee ingenuity
yan·kee in·ge·nu·ity

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1. Yankee ingenuitynoun

   Improvisational design or problem-solving, dealing with low availability of replacement parts and materials.

2. Etymology: Referring to colonial and frontier living in the early United States.

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1. Yankee ingenuity

   Yankee ingenuity is a self-made stereotype of inventiveness, technical solutions to practical problems, "know-how", self-reliance and individual enterprise associated with the Yankees, who originated in New England and developed much of the industrial revolution in the United States after 1800. The stereotype first appeared in the 19th century. As Mitchell Wilson notes, "Yankee ingenuity and Yankee git-up-and-go did not exist in colonial days."Yankee ingenuity characterizes an attitude of make-do with materials on hand. It is inventive improvisation, adaptation and overcoming of shortages of materials. The term "Yankee ingenuity" originated from the construction of the Erie Canal across rural upstate New York. Work began in 1817. The canal opened October 26, 1825. The term was common worldwide in the wake of World War II, as American forces employed engineering solutions to military problems. Doug Stewart notes of the jeep: "the spartan, cramped, and unstintingly functional jeep became the ubiquitous World War II four-wheeled personification of Yankee ingenuity and cocky, can-do determination." Today it refers broadly to a typically American pragmatic approach to problem solving instead of traditional methods.An example of Yankee Ingenuity would be the use of a pole saw to cut brush in the absence of a more appropriate tool.

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1. Yankee ingenuity

   Yankee ingenuity is an American English reference to the self-reliance of early colonial settlers of New England, United States. It describes an attitude of make-do with materials on hand. It is inventive improvisation, adaptation and overcoming of dire straits when faced with a dearth of materials. Today it often refers more broadly to a typically American pragmatic approach to problem solving instead of traditional methods. Yankee Ingenuity was often necessary for New England colonists. Unlike the rich and fertile soil of Virginia, New England had poor soil as well as a harsh winter and had to rely on improvisation for economic success. Agricultural techniques learned from the Wampanoags such as fertilizing fallow fields with rotting menhaden to enrich the soil helped the colonists to overcome such setbacks. Similar phrases relating to other former colonial outposts exist in other parts of the world, such as Kiwi ingenuity, referring to a similar situation in New Zealand. An example of Yankee ingenuity would be using a device, such as a pole saw, to cut brush, in the absence of a more appropriate tool.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of yankee ingenuity in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of yankee ingenuity in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

References

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