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southernism

[ suhth-er-niz-uhm ]

noun

  1. a pronunciation, expression, or behavioral trait characteristic of the U.S. South.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of southernism1

An Americanism dating back to 1860–65; Southern + -ism

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Example Sentences

Somehow her crisp, cleancut speech (Joan had quite abandoned Southernism) made his own seem hideous, drawling, uncouth.

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