Phrase

Jun 13, 2001, 10:14 PM ET6 posts by 3 posters

❓ Question

Fans discuss the phrase George uses that sounds like "Yes sir" with a "bob" sound at the end, identifying it as "Yes siree Bob," an American exclamation similar to "yes indeed."

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Higgs BosonJun 14, 2001, 4:24 AM ET

I was wondering about a phrase that George uses now and then. It has the same meaning as "Yepp" , "Yes" etc.. It sounds like he says: "Yes sir *"

* from here i can't catch it, but it sounds like it's a "bob" on the end.

/Higgs

John TwernboldJun 13, 2001, 10:14 PM ET↩ Higgs Boson

Could it be, "Yessirreebob"? It's an American expression (or perhaps British), although I'm not sure of the correct spelling.

Higgs BosonJun 14, 2001, 10:09 PM ET↩ John Twernbold

In article , "John Twernbold" wrote:

Yes it is. Could someone give me some info about the phrase? It's more fun if you know exactly what your saying, and what it means exactly etc..

John TwernboldJun 14, 2001, 7:39 PM ET↩ Higgs Boson

Hmm, I don't know too much more about it. It's just an extended version of "yes, sir", created by adding a bit of nonsense sound at the end. There are a lot of these types of whimsical phrase extensions in most languages, and they often rhyme (e.g. "super-duper"). In "The Simpsons", the character of Ned Flanders is famous for adding a lot of extra sounds to words: "Hi-diddly-ho, neighborino! Okely-dokely!"

Higgs BosonJun 19, 2001, 2:39 PM ET↩ John Twernbold

Thanks to both of you. Thought there were some deeper meanings in the phrase. :D

/Higgs

OzmodiarJun 14, 2001, 7:42 PM ET↩ Higgs Boson

"Higgs Boson" wrote in message news:9gb27o$a30$[email]...

spellings: "Yes siree Bob" or "Yessiree Bob" it is american. it is an exclamation. it is like a "voll" yes or Yes indeed (also "Yes indeedy" or "Yes indeedy do")