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Idioms and Phrases
Also, no sirree . Certainly not. This emphatic denial is used without regard to the gender of the person addressed. For example, No sir, I'm not taking her up on that , or Live here? No sirree . [Mid-1800s]Discover More
Example Sentences
Papa, can't I go to the zoologerical rooms to see the camomile fight the rhy-no-sir-ee-hoss?
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