yessum
contraction/ˈjɛs(ə)m/US
Etymology
Contraction of yes, ma'am.
Definitions
Used to express agreement with a woman (and, somewhat less commonly, a man)
Used to express agreement with a woman (and, somewhat less commonly, a man): yes, ma'am.
- "Yessum." Luster said. "We coming. You done played hell. Get up." He jerked my arm and I got up.
Alternative form of yes.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for yessum. 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