English Explanatory Dictionary

thank-you-ma'am

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A ridge or hollow across a road.

Word forms

thank-you-ma'am thank-you-ma'ams

Etymology

Named in allusion to the sudden bobbing of the head of a person crossing it in a vehicle, similar to a curtsey.

Related words

wham, bam, thank you ma'am
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