"yessum" meaning in English

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Contraction

IPA: /ˈjɛs(ə)m/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Audio: En-au-yessum.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: Contraction of yes, ma’am. Etymology templates: {{contraction|en|yes, ma’am}} Contraction of yes, ma’am Head templates: {{head|en|contraction|head=}} yessum, {{en-cont}} yessum
  1. (US, dialectal, dated) Used to express agreement with a woman (and, somewhat less commonly, a man): yes, ma'am. Tags: US, contraction, dated, dialectal, informal Translations ((informal) used to express agreement with a woman): kyllä rouva (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-yessum-en-contraction-en:US Categories (other): American English Disambiguation of '(informal) used to express agreement with a woman': 97 3
  2. (Australia) Alternative form of yes. Tags: Australia, alt-of, alternative, contraction, informal Alternative form of: yes
    Sense id: en-yessum-en-contraction-7R4XagnV Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 70
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: yassum

Alternative forms

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