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yassuh

yassuh interjection: a formal affirmative response, addressed to a man; yes.

Interjection

  1. A formal affirmative response, addressed to a man; yes.
    • 'Hurt him considerably. Ride him down to Bellevue Hospital and dump him nearby. Got that?' 'Yassuh.' 'Don't be seen.' 'Nossuh.' Mr. Big centred the switch.1954, Ian Fleming, “No Sensayuma”, in Live and Let Die, London: Pan Books, published 1957, page 73

Antonyms of yassuh

Origin of yassuh

From yes sir.

Questions about yassuh

What does yassuh mean?
Yassuh means a formal affirmative response, addressed to a man; yes.
What part of speech is yassuh?
Yassuh is an interjection.

Words near yassuh in the dictionary

  1. yassifies
  2. yassify
  3. yassifying
  4. Yassin
  5. Yassins
  6. yassuh
  7. yassum
  8. Yassy
  9. Yastrebov
  10. Yasuda
  11. Yasudas

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