Southern drawl

English

Alternative forms

• southern drawl
• Southern brawl, southern brawl (eggcorn)

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.
   • 2020 April 3, Chappell Roan, Dan Nigro, “Pink Pony Club”‎performed by Chappell Roan:

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