nossuh
English edit
Contraction edit
nossuh
- Pronunciation spelling of no, sir, representing African-American Vernacular English.
Usage notes edit
This spelling is only used in response to a question or command, most commonly in written representations of the speech of African American slaves.
The alternative spelling "nossah" is generally used as an eye dialect representation of New England speech, more specifically in the Downeast region of Maine. It is used as a general-purpose affirmative response.