Dayum

/[ˈdæ̙jəm]/ intj, slang

intj, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

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Intj
  1. 1
    Pronunciation spelling of damn, representing Southern US English. alt-of, emphatic, pronunciation-spelling, slang

    "Oh, man, did you see her?! Dayum! She was hella fine!"

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"Oh, man, did you see her?! Dayum! She was hella fine!"

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.

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