yessir

English

Etymology 1

yes +‎ sir

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈjɛsɜː(ɹ)/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
(General American, informal) IPA^(key): /ˈjɛsːɝ/
(General American, military) IPA^(key): /ˌjɛsˈsɝ/
Rhymes: (General American, military) -ɜː(ɹ)

Interjection

yessir

(informal or military) Used to express assent, especially to a male superior.
(informal) Used to express emphatic affirmation.

Descendants

Japanese: イエッサー (slang)

Translations

used to express assent, especially to a superior

Arabic: نَعَم سَيِّدِي‎ (naʕam sayyidī)
Azerbaijani: baş üstə
Finnish: kyllä herra, jessör
French: oui monsieur
German: jawohl (de)
Hungarian: igenis
Istriot: iavòl
Italian: sì signore, sissignore
Japanese: 了解 (ja) (ryoukai), 了解しました (ryoukai shimashita), イエッサー (iessā) (slang)
Malay: baik tuan
Portuguese: sim senhor
Russian: есть (ru) (jestʹ), так то́чно (ru) (tak tóčno), слу́шаюсь (ru) (slúšajusʹ) (dated)
Spanish: sí señor

See also

yes'm
yessiree, yessirree

Noun

yessir

(Isle of Man, colloquial) Term of address to a male; mate; buddy.

Anagrams

yisser

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