dayum

Definition

Pronunciation spelling of damn, representing Southern US English.

Etymology

Respelling of damn to reflect emphatic stress and a Southern US or African American Vernacular drawl, in which the vowel is broken into gliding vowels.

Example Sentences

• "Oh, man, did you see her?! Dayum! She was hella fine!"
• "'Cause girl, you got me like dayum, baby, dayum, baby, dayum"