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yessiree

yessiree interjection: a more enthusiastic way of saying yes.

Interjection

  1. (informal) A more enthusiastic way of saying yes.

Forms of yessiree

alternative formyessirree

Origin of yessiree

From yes + siree, compare to yessir.

Words formed from yessiree

Questions about yessiree

What does yessiree mean?
Yessiree means a more enthusiastic way of saying yes.
What part of speech is yessiree?
Yessiree is an interjection.

Words near yessiree in the dictionary

  1. yesses
  2. yesses to death
  3. yessing
  4. yessing to death
  5. yessir
  6. yessiree
  7. yessiree Bob
  8. yessirree
  9. Yesso
  10. Yesso scallop
  11. Yesso scallops

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