"dayum" meaning in English

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Interjection

IPA: [ˈdæ̙jəm], [ˈdeəjəm] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-dayum.wav [UK] Forms: dayum! [canonical]
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. Etymology templates: {{m|en|damn}} damn Head templates: {{en-interj|head=dayum!}} dayum!
  1. (slang, emphatic) Pronunciation spelling of damn, representing Southern US English. Tags: alt-of, emphatic, pronunciation-spelling, slang Alternative form of: damn, representing Southern US English Synonyms: dayumn

Alternative forms

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