sirree
or sir·ee
(used as an intensive with no or yes): Will I go there again? No, sirree!
Origin of sirree
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How to use sirree in a sentence
No, sirree, sonny; it don't always pay to judge a man by his laigs.
Those Times And These | Irvin S. CobbI never kept a cent for myself, no sirree, Im honest if I am only Jimmy de newsboy.
Letters of the Motor Girl | Ethellyn GardnerNo, sirree, they're rattlesnakes, a pair uv 'em an' full uv p'ison.
The Tree of Appomattox | Joseph A. AltshelerNo, sirree, the six-shooter puts us all on a level, and each man has got to respect another.
Redskin and Cow-Boy | G. A. (George Alfred) HentyIt wouldn't do for Santa Claus to come down with the sneezes at Christmas-time, you know—no, sirree!
A Little Book of Christmas | John Kendrick Bangs
British Dictionary definitions for sirree
/ (səˈriː) /
(sometimes capital) US informal an emphatic exclamation used with yes or no
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