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sirree
sir·ree also sir·ee S0434100 (sə-rē′)n. Informal Sir. Used for emphasis after yes or no.sirree (səˈriː) or sireeinterj (sometimes capital) informal US an emphatic exclamation used with yes or nosir•ree or si•ree (səˈri)
n. (sometimes cap.) (used as an intensive with no or yes): Will I go there again? No, sirree! [1815–25] sirree
no sirreeAbsolutely not; no way. "Sirree" is an informal version of "sir." A: "I mean, would you betray your coworkers for a bit of extra money?" B: "No sirree! I have principles." No sirree, I will not be fooled again!See also: no, sirreeno sirAbsolutely not; no way. A: "I mean, would you betray your coworkers for a bit of extra money?" B: "No sir! I have principles." No sir, I will not be fooled again!See also: no, siryessirreeA colloquial contraction of "yes sir," used to emphasize what one just said, rather than being addressed to anyone in particular. Sometimes written as "yes sirree." Ouch, that is one nasty looking cut you've got there, yessirree! Yes sirree, this new lawnmower will take care of that grass in half the time it used to take!no sirAlso, no sirree. Certainly not. This emphatic denial is used without regard to the gender of the person addressed. For example, No sir, I'm not taking her up on that, or Live here? No sirree. [Mid-1800s] See also: no, sirEncyclopediaSeeSIRThesaurusSeesir |