mild yankee; semi-delinquent suburbanite
Colloquial wasei-eigo term for a young person who stays in their non-metropolitan hometown after graduation, often drives a car, and may have a slightly rough or delinquent style, but is not a full-fledged yankee. Contrasts with urban youth who move to big cities and commute by train.
wasei-eigo (Japanese-coined English), from mild Yankee
See also: ヤンキー
He's what you'd call a mild yankee — he stayed in his hometown and drives around in his car.
マイルドヤンキーは都会に出た若者とは違うライフスタイルを持っている。
Mild yankees have a different lifestyle from young people who moved to the city.
Variant with interpunct; less common but seen in some media.
Wasei-eigo from English 'mild' + 'Yankee'. The term was coined in Japanese media to describe a specific subculture of young people in regional areas.