"Southern drawl" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Southern drawls [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Southern drawl (plural Southern drawls)
  1. (phonetics) 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. Categories (topical): Phonetics Synonyms: southern drawl, Southern brawl, southern brawl (alt: eggcorn)

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