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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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Origin of southernism

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

Words nearby southernism

southern fur seal, southern giant petrel, Southern Gothic, Southern Hemisphere, Southern Ireland, southernism, southern lights, southernly, southernmost, Southern Ocean, southern oscillation
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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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