Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun southernism

2 senses of southernism

Sense 1
southernism -- (a locution or pronunciation peculiar to the southern United States)
       => saying, expression, locution -- (a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations; "pardon the expression")

Sense 2
southernism -- (an attitude characteristic of Southerners (especially in the US))
       => attitude, mental attitude -- (a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways; "he had the attitude that work was fun")