English Explanatory Dictionary

southernism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Anything characteristic of the southern part of a region, especially the southern United States.
A word or phrase (a dialectism) from Southern American English.

Word forms

southernism southernisms

Etymology

From southern + -ism.

Related words

southernist

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