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yessiree

/ˌjɛs.əˈriː/
yes · si · ree
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• interjection

1

North American Used as an enthusiastic, folksy exclamation of affirmation, agreement, or satisfaction.

Example

"Yessiree, that is the finest peach cobbler I have ever tasted!"

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• adverb

1

North American Emphatically yes; indeed; without a doubt (used informally to express strong agreement or certainty).

Example

"Did we finish the entire project ahead of schedule? Yessiree, we sure did."

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• Rhymes for yessiree

• Nearby Words

yeshiva
yesilirmak
yessir
yessiree
yessum
yesterday
yesteryear

Word Origin & Etymology

Coined in mid-19th-century American English as a colloquial compounding of "yes" and "siree" (an emphatic alteration of "sir").

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Yessiree. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/yessiree
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