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yessum|ˈjɛs(ə)m|
U.S. dial. contraction of yes, ma'am [cf. ma'am], a polite form of assent addressed to a woman.
1913Dialect Notes IV. 1 Yessum, adv., yes, ma'am. 1929W. Faulkner Sound & Fury 6 ‘Take his overcoat and overshoes off.’.. ‘Yessum.’ Versh said. 1938M. K. Rawlings Yearling x. 88 ‘You feel all right?’ she asked. ‘Yessum. Sort o' weakified.’ 1942W. Faulkner Go down, Moses 11 Miss Sophonsiba said..neighbors just a half day's ride apart ought not to go so long as Uncle Buck, and Uncle Buck said Yessum. |