southernism n a locution or pronunciation peculiar to the southern United States n an attitude characteristic of Southerners (especially in the US)
News & Articles southernism Southern Chic: Call ’em rednecks, hillbillies, swamp people or mountain men, Southerners are hot on TV There is a Southernism that says, “We don’t hide our crazy kinfolk in the attic. We parade them around on the front porch and celebrate them.” Sept. 8, 2013 - Chattanooga Times Free Press