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dayum en · INTJ

Pronunciation

• [ˈdæ̙jəm]
• [ˈdeəjəm]
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Etymology

Respelling of damn to reflect emphatic stress and a Southern US or African American Vernacular drawl, in which the vowel is broken into gliding vowels.

Meanings

1. (alt-of, emphatic, pronunciation-spelling, slang) Pronunciation spelling of damn, representing Southern US English.
   alt of damn
   alt of representing Southern US English
   • Oh, man, did you see her?! Dayum! She was hella fine!
   • 'Cause girl, you got me like dayum, baby, dayum, baby, dayum 2012, “Dayum, Baby”, in Here's to the Good Times, performed by Florida Georgia Line ft. Sarah Buxton:

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