Yessum

//ˈjɛs(ə)m//

Synonyms for "yessum" (2 found)

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Particle(1 words)

Related words (1)

Particle(1 words)

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Translations

2 translations across 2 languages.

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Finnish

1 entries
  • kyllä rouva contraction ((informal) used to express agreement with a woman)

Swedish

1 entries
  • ja fröken contraction ((informal) used to express agreement with a woman)

Sample sentences

3 total sentences available.

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"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.

Source: wiktionary

"Yessum." Luster said. "We coming. You done played hell. Get up." He jerked my arm and I got up.

Source: wiktionary

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—"

Source: wiktionary

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