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southernism

DEFINITIONS OF: southernism

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n a locution or pronunciation peculiar to the southern United States

Type of:
expression, locution, saying
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations

n an attitude characteristic of Southerners (especially in the US)

Type of:
attitude, mental attitude
a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways
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