Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dayum

[ˈdæ̙jəm]

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.36 in modern English

Syllables: dayum
IPA: [ˈdæ̙jəm]

11

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

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Pronunciation spelling of damn, representing Southern US English.

Slang

Example Sentences

"Oh, man, did you see her?! Dayum! She was hella fine!"
"'Cause girl, you got me like dayum, baby, dayum, baby, dayum"

Etymology

Respelling of damn to reflect emphatic stress and a Southern US or African American Vernacular drawl, in which the vowel is broken into gliding vowels.

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

dayum! (canonical) dayumn (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce dayum?: The recorded pronunciation is [ˈdæ̙jəm].
What does dayum mean?: Pronunciation spelling of damn, representing Southern US English.
Where does dayum come from?: Respelling of damn to reflect emphatic stress and a Southern US or African American Vernacular drawl, in which the vowel is broken into gliding vowels.

How to pronounce dayum

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