sirree

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sir·ree

also sir·ee (sə-rē′)

n. Informal

Sir. Used for emphasis after yes or no.

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sirree

(səˈriː) or

siree

interj

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

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

sir•ree

or si•ree

(səˈri)

n. (sometimes cap.)

(used as an intensive with no or yes): Will I go there again? No, sirree!

[1815–25]

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