yas'm
English edit
Etymology edit
yas + -'m, a contraction of ma'am (itself a contraction of madam).
Interjection edit
yas'm
- (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.”