yas'm

English

Etymology

yas + -'m, a contraction of ma'am (itself a contraction of madam).

Interjection

yas'm

1. (often African-American Vernacular) Nonstandard spelling of yes'm.
   • 1914, Edward Peple, The Littlest Rebel, page 21:

     “Oh, yas'm. I seed him. I seed him,” and Uncle Billy floundered for a moment, caught in his own trap.

   • 2010, Sara Donati, Into the Wilderness: A Novel, page 657:

     “Yas'm, this is our Jeremiah. Three months old.” “Congratulations, Martha. He looks a fine, healthy boy.” “Yas'm, that he is.”

Anagrams

• Amys, Mays, Smay, SyAM, Yams, mays, syma, yams