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sirree

American  
[suh-ree] / səˈri /
Or siree

noun

(sometimes initial capital letter)

  1. (used as an intensive with no oryes ).

    Will I go there again? No, sirree!
sirree British  
/ səˈriː /

interjection

  1. informal (sometimes capital) an emphatic exclamation used with yes or no

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Etymology

Origin of sirree

First recorded in 1815–25; probably a dial. continuation of sirrah

Example Sentences

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Because I don’t like this tweeting of his one bit, no sirree!

From Washington Post • Feb. 14, 2020

There will be no illegal substituting in this referee’s National Football League, no sirree Bob Hoskins.

From The Guardian • Sep. 15, 2015

There will be no illegal substituting in this referee’s National Football League, no sirree Bob Hoskins.

From The Guardian • Sep. 15, 2015

The show’s fundamental misunderstanding of the news media does not end there, no sirree.

From New York Times • Sep. 23, 2010

“Yes sirree, that’s just fine with old Kid Sampson.”

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

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