yas'm

English

Etymology

yas + -'m, a contraction of ma'am (itself a contraction of madam).

Interjection

yas'm

  1. (often African-American Vernacular) Nonstandard spelling of yes'm.
    • 1914, Edward Peple, The Littlest Rebel, page 21:
      “Oh, yas'm. I seed him. I seed him,” and Uncle Billy floundered for a moment, caught in his own trap.
    • 2010, Sara Donati, Into the Wilderness: A Novel, page 657:
      “Yas'm, this is our Jeremiah. Three months old.” “Congratulations, Martha. He looks a fine, healthy boy.” “Yas'm, that he is.”

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