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Meaning of Southern drawl | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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.
Alternative letter-case form of Southern drawl.
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Examples

“And mama, every Saturday I can hear your southern drawl a thousand miles away, saying...”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

southern elephant seal Southern Europe Southern European southern fairy Southern Federal District southern flying squirrel