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thank-you-ma'am

noun
\ ˈthaŋk-yu̇-ˌmam How to pronounce thank-you-ma'am (audio) , -(y)ē-\

Definition of thank-you-ma'am

: a bump or depression in a road especially : a ridge or hollow made across a road on a hillside to cause water to run off

First Known Use of thank-you-ma'am

1849, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for thank-you-ma'am

probably from its causing a nodding of the head

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