Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yas'm

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: yas'm
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

Nonstandard spelling of yes'm.

Example Sentences

"“Oh, yas'm. I seed him. I seed him,” and Uncle Billy floundered for a moment, caught in his own trap."
"“Yas'm, this is our Jeremiah. Three months old.” “Congratulations, Martha. He looks a fine, healthy boy.” “Yas'm, that he is.”"

Etymology

yas + -'m, a contraction of ma'am (itself a contraction of madam).

Questions

What does yas'm mean?: Nonstandard spelling of yes'm.
Where does yas'm come from?: yas + -'m, a contraction of ma'am (itself a contraction of madam).

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