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yessir

intj
/ˈjɛsɜː(ɹ)/UK/ˈjɛsɚ/US

Etymology

From yes + sir.

  1. derived from senior — “older, elder”
  2. derived from sire — “master, sir, lord”
  3. inherited from sir
  4. compounded as yessir — “yes + sir”

Definitions

  1. Used to express assent, especially to a male superior.

  2. Used to express emphatic affirmation.

  3. Term of address to a male

    Term of address to a male; mate; buddy.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for yessir. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA