Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yessum

/ˈjɛs(ə)m/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.04 in modern English

Syllables: yes-sum
IPA: /ˈjɛs(ə)m/

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

contraction

Used to express agreement with a woman (and, somewhat less commonly, a man): yes, ma'am.

American usage; Dated; Informal

contraction

Alternative form of yes.

Australian usage; Informal

Example Sentences

""I would like to sit down in your shade beside you," said the Tall Man. "Yassum," said the Little Bit of a Girl. […] "Why do you have the crutch?" asked the Tall Man presently. "Yassum, the crutch, the doctor he gave it to me, yassum," said the Little Bit of a Girl."
""Yessum." Luster said. "We coming. You done played hell. Get up." He jerked my arm and I got up."
"Little Chuck's face contracted and he said gently, "You mean him [a louse], ma'am? Yessum, he's alive. Did he scare you some way?" / Miss Caroline said desperately, "I was just walking by when it crawled out of his hair … just crawled out of his hair—""

Etymology

Contraction of yes, ma'am.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈjɛs(ə)m/
British English: /ˈjɛs(ə)m/

Usage

Inflected Forms

yassum (alternative) yas'm (alternative) yes'm (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

yessir yessuh yessiree yessirree nosuh nossuh

Antonyms

no'm

Rhymes With

yes'm

Questions

How do you pronounce yessum?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈjɛs(ə)m/.
What does yessum mean?: Used to express agreement with a woman (and, somewhat less commonly, a man): yes, ma'am.
Where does yessum come from?: Contraction of yes, ma'am.

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