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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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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

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

From New York Times Sep. 23, 2010

He told me in his sergeant's voice that I had to go over to the Skins Team and I had better not try to mess up his platoons again, no sirree, buster.

From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt

No one would ever go hungry if he was president, no sirree, and nobody would lack for a job either.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam

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