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southernism
[ suhth-er-niz-uhm ]
/ ˈsʌð ərˌnɪz əm /
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noun
a pronunciation, expression, or behavioral trait characteristic of the U.S. South.
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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