yessum

== English == === Alternative forms === yassum, yas'm, yes'm === Etymology === Contraction of yes, ma'am. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˈjɛs(ə)m/ Rhymes: -ɛsəm Hyphenation: yes‧sum === Contraction === yessum (informal) (US, dialectal, dated) Used to express agreement with a woman (and, somewhat less commonly, a man): yes, ma'am. Antonym: no'm Coordinate terms: yessir, yessuh, yessiree, yessirree; nosuh, nossuh (Australia) Alternative form of yes. ==== Usage notes ==== Sense 1 was formerly often used to represent African-American speech, and is now sometimes used to refer to stereotypes of African-American submissiveness. ==== Translations ==== === References ===