What's on your mug?

an affirmative answer of a yes/no question; originating in Southern US shortened version of "yes, ma'am"

yessum, miss daisy i'll drive you to the store, yessum.

By cai

Southern polite people say "Yessum" to a female(usually an elder) meaning "Yes Ma'am". Can also be spelled "Yes'm"

Teacher: Warsh the chalk board and then you can go home. Student: Yessum.

By Mazui

Sorta like "yes ma'am" only spoken very fast.

<Mother> Shave your balls, that tea-bagging session we had last night nearly clogged my throat with hair like a shower drain. <Daniel> Yessum.

By Bastardized Bottomburp

From 1920's america, was used in the deep south by Jem and Scout in the book "To kill a Mocking Bird" means yes

Nicole - "Have you seen my boots" Jessica - "Yessum, they're by the door"

By Alix--->foxy brown

"Yes ma'am," common southern slang. It's a term of respect to a woman, usually older than the speaker.

"Go kill yourself, you stupid fuck." "...yessum..."

By Fugerko.?