yessuh

English

Contraction

yessuh

1. Pronunciation spelling of yessir, representing African-American Vernacular English.
   • 2013, Robert Ostertag, Cold Trail in the Bitterroots (page 64)

     Why yessuh I knows how to treat a mule too.

Usage notes

This spelling is most often used in response to a question or command, in written representations of the speech of African American slaves.

Anagrams

• Hussey, Shueys, hussey