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southernism

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11 lettersPart of speech nounSorted ehimnorsstuStarts with SEnds with M0 clues
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Definitions

  1. an attitude characteristic of Southerners (especially in the US)

Word origin

From southern + -ism.

Used in a sentence

  • I loved his languid, Southern speech and little southernisms, like "you can't put a sequin on a rat's ass."
  • Many are known southernisms in the sense that they are also cited in sources such as Dictionary of American Regional English (henceforth, DARE) or Carver (1987).

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