dayum
intj[ˈdæ̙jəm] · [ˈdeəjəm]
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.
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Emphatic, Pronunciation spelling, Slang Pronunciation spelling of damn, representing Southern US English.
- Oh, man, did you see her?! Dayum! She was hella fine!
- 'Cause girl, you got me like dayum, baby, dayum, baby, dayum2012, “Dayum, Baby”, in Here's to the Good Times, performed by Florida Georgia Line ft. Sarah Buxton: