southern drawl
southern drawl is the alternative letter-case form of Southern drawl.
Noun capitalized: Southern drawl
Southern drawl (plural Southern drawls)
- The diphthongization or triphthongization of the vowels /æ/, /ɛ/ and /ɪ/ into [æj(ə)], [ɛj(ə)] and [ɪj(ə)], occurring in English spoken in the Southern United States.
- And mama, every Saturday
I can hear your southern drawl a thousand miles away, saying...2020 April 3, Chappell Roan, Dan Nigro, “Pink Pony Club”performed by Chappell Roan
- And mama, every Saturday
Forms of southern drawl
| plural | southern drawls |
|---|---|
| plural | Southern drawls |
| alternative form | southern drawl |
| alternative form | Southern brawl |
| alternative form | southern brawl |
Questions about southern drawl
- What does southern drawl mean?
- Southern drawl means the diphthongization or triphthongization of the vowels /æ/, /ɛ/ and /ɪ/ into [æj(ə)], [ɛj(ə)] and [ɪj(ə)], occurring in English spoken in the Southern United States.
- What is southern drawl the alternative letter-case form of?
- Southern drawl is the alternative letter-case form of Southern drawl.
- What part of speech is southern drawl?
- Southern drawl is a noun.
- What is the plural of southern drawl?
- The plural of southern drawl is southern drawls.
Words near southern drawl in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: southern drawl (page history and authors); Southern drawl (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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