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Definition of yessum in English: yessumexclamationˈjɛsəmˈyesəm US dialect, dated Used as a polite form of assent addressed to a woman. ‘You feel all right?’ she asked. ‘Yessum.’ Example sentencesExamples - I won't talk about Bagger Vance… (yessum, weeza all trying ta’ fuget about Bagga Vance ‘roun these here parts!)
- Yessum, Miss Daisy, I'll drive you to the store, yessum.
- That is the first time I have heard the phrase yessum mister since Little House on the Prairie all those years ago.
Origin Early 20th century: representing a regional pronunciation of yes ma'am. Definition of yessum in US English: yessumexclamationˈyesəm US dated, dialect Used as a polite form of assent addressed to a woman. “You feel all right?” she asked. “Yessum.” Example sentencesExamples - That is the first time I have heard the phrase yessum mister since Little House on the Prairie all those years ago.
- I won't talk about Bagger Vance… (yessum, weeza all trying ta’ fuget about Bagga Vance ‘roun these here parts!)
- Yessum, Miss Daisy, I'll drive you to the store, yessum.
Origin Early 20th century: representing a regional pronunciation of yes ma'am. |