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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

nossuh en · X

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, contraction, pronunciation-spelling) Pronunciation spelling of no, sir, representing African-American Vernacular English.
    alt of no
    alt of sir
    • 'Hurt him considerably. Ride him down to Bellevue Hospital and dump him nearby. Got that?' 'Yassuh.' 'Don't be seen.' 'Nossuh.' Mr. Big centred the switch. 1954, Ian Fleming, “No Sensayuma”, in Live and Let Die, London: Pan Books, published 1957, page 73:

Coordinates

yessuh

Relateds

yessum