Definitions
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- interjection Used to express
assent , especially to a superior.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Forewarned by the lecture to that poor, hapless farm woman, Robin let Jonny do all the talking, which he did in very slow monosyllables, constantly pulling on his forelock, and mumbling "yessir" and "nossir."
The Robin And The Kestrel Lackey, Mercedes 1993
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The Captain had heard my "yessir" but he must have noticed something else in my eyes because he leaned forward, rested his weight on the fence, and brought his face close to mine.
Prayers To Broken Stones Simmons, Dan 1990
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My father's father, Ellis Allen, a Louisiana man of many talents, could only find work in Oakland as a waiter on the Pullman trains, a subservient position barely a step up from the old Black man-servants of slaverytimes, where the "yessir" and tip of the cap were mandatory job skills.
The Berkeley Daily Planet, The East Bay's Independent Newspaper 2008
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My father's father, Ellis Allen, a Louisiana man of many talents, could only find work in Oakland as a waiter on the Pullman trains, a subservient position barely a step up from the old Black man-servants of slaverytimes, where the "yessir" and tip of the cap were mandatory job skills.
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My father's father, Ellis Allen, a Louisiana man of many talents, could only find work in Oakland as a waiter on the Pullman trains, a subservient position barely a step up from the old Black man-servants of slaverytimes, where the "yessir" and tip of the cap were mandatory job skills.
The Berkeley Daily Planet, The East Bay's Independent Newspaper 2008
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« Gaming Camp Writeup a 100% generic search and destroy an abandoned hulk in space game, yessir.
Survey Update: Holiday Themed Miniatures « Third Point of Singularity 2010
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You must be a youngster or an Obama zealot, Ba Ba black sheep have you any fools, yessir, yessir a whole party full.
McDonnell holds the edge in Virginia gov fundraising race 2009
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Yes | No | Report from tbogg10 wrote 5 days 14 hours ago yessir i have heard of these companies, and hae gear by a lot of them, i didn know they were american, but its a plus because the gear is nice
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Yes | No | Report from 60256 wrote 39 weeks 57 min ago yessir
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Yes | No | Report from 60256 wrote 39 weeks 57 min ago yessir
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