thank-you-ma'am

noun

A ridge or hollow across a road.

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Meanings

nounthank-you-ma'am (plural thank-you-ma'ams)

plural thank-you-ma'ams

  1. A ridge or hollow across a road.

Origin

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

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APA

thank-you-ma'am. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thank-you-ma'am

MLA

“thank-you-ma'am.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thank-you-ma'am. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thank-you-ma'am,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thank-you-ma'am.

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