southernism

[ suhth-er-niz-uhm ]
noun

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

Origin of southernism

1
An Americanism dating back to 1860–65; Southern + -ism

Words Nearby southernism

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How to use southernism in a sentence

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

    Why Joan? | Eleanor Mercein Kelly

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