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southernism

Any phrase or changing of a word or object in the southern USA.
Ain't is a southernism or "Is not" or "isn't."
by King Kong December 21, 2003
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Southernism

A word that has been shortened and altered so much to the point that it is impossible to understand the message a person is trying to convey.
Examples:
They ought to = They aughta (Southernised English)
Ayorta = They aughta (Southernism Southernism)
Let's go = Lego (Southernised)
With ya did ya = witch a ditch a (Southernised)
by TheAutisticHumanBeing December 11, 2017
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Southernizing

The act of sexual stimulation with the mouth.
Mikkel: Southernizing?
Samantha: Ohhhh YEAH
by Donnington February 11, 2010
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Southernspeak

A way of speaking attributed to the South. Terms and phrases used by southerners, country folk, or hillbillys.
A Southernism is a word commonly used in southernspeak phrases.
Southernspeak: "It's been hotter'n a goat's butt in a pepper patch."
by Angelic_Sherry September 21, 2005
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