Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nossuh

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: nos-suh
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

contraction

Pronunciation spelling of no, sir, representing African-American Vernacular English.

Example Sentences

"'Hurt him considerably. Ride him down to Bellevue Hospital and dump him nearby. Got that?' 'Yassuh.' 'Don't be seen.' 'Nossuh.' Mr. Big centred the switch."

Frequently Paired Words

yessum yessuh

Questions

What does nossuh mean?: Pronunciation spelling of no, sir, representing African-American Vernacular English.

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