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Elmer Fudd syndrome

Elmer Fudd syndrome noun: a tendency to replace lateral (/l/) and rhotic (/r/) consonants with labiovelar (/w/) ones.

Noun

Elmer Fudd syndrome

  1. (rare) A tendency to replace lateral (/l/) and rhotic (/r/) consonants with labiovelar (/w/) ones.

Origin of Elmer Fudd syndrome

From the speech style of the cartoon character Elmer Fudd.

Questions about Elmer Fudd syndrome

What does Elmer Fudd syndrome mean?
Elmer Fudd syndrome means a tendency to replace lateral (/l/) and rhotic (/r/) consonants with labiovelar (/w/) ones.
What part of speech is Elmer Fudd syndrome?
Elmer Fudd syndrome is a noun.

Words near Elmer Fudd syndrome in the dictionary

  1. Elmendorf
  2. Elmendorfs
  3. Elmenteitan
  4. Elmer
  5. Elmer Fudd
  6. Elmer Fudd syndrome
  7. Elmering
  8. Elmers
  9. Elmers End
  10. Elmesthorpe
  11. Elmhirst

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