sing-songy

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1. informalSingsong.

   "Hello, Mrs. Peck," Mama called out, in her sing-songy way, like she always did.

   2008, C C Payne, Something to Sing About

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   They sounded, Ms. Gilchrist explained, more sing-songy because they were sung in a wavering voice.

   1996, John M Coggeshall, Carolina Piedmont country

   The group Bone Thugs-n-Harmony had a sincere sing-songy style in the 1990s. Just as interesting is the current attempt by artists like Ja Rule and Nelly...

   2005, John L Jackson, Real Black: adventures in racial sincerity

   And if all this fails, just sing a little sing-songy tune: “Lower your expectations.”

   2024 May 14, Clay Drinko, “Lower Your Expectations”, in Psychology Today