/ ˈjesə(r); NAmE ; ˈjessɜː(r)/ exclamation
( informal , especially NAmE ) used to emphasize your opinion or say that you agree very strongly :
Yessir, she was beautiful.
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WORD ORIGIN
early 20th cent.: alteration of yes sir .
/ ˈjesə(r); NAmE ; ˈjessɜː(r)/ exclamation
( informal , especially NAmE ) used to emphasize your opinion or say that you agree very strongly :
Yessir, she was beautiful.
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WORD ORIGIN
early 20th cent.: alteration of yes sir .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005