southern drawl

noun

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.

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Meanings

southern drawl1

nounsouthern drawl (plural southern drawls)

plural southern drawls

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Southern drawl.

Southern drawl2

nounSouthern drawl (plural Southern drawls)

plural Southern drawls · alternative southern drawl · alternative Southern brawl · alternative southern brawl

  1. human sciencesThe 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
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APA

southern drawl. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/southern%20drawl

MLA

“southern drawl.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/southern%20drawl. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “southern drawl,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/southern%20drawl.

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