country twang
Southern vocal inflection
Country twang is the distinctive nasal, drawn-out quality in the speech or singing voice associated with rural Southern and Western American regions.
The term often describes country music vocals or regional accents: She sang with an unmistakable country twang.
Twang can suggest authenticity or be used dismissively, depending on context.
- drawlUnhurried, elongated speech pattern
- honky-tonkRough country music venue
- fiddleAdjust restlessly; folk violin
- banjoFretted drum-stringed instrument
- NashvilleTennessee's largest city
steel guitar · yodel · accent · nasal · porch · boots · hay · pickup truck · hay bale · southern · hillbilly · roadhouse · jukebox · Dolly · whiskey · dusty · crooning · heartache
- singingsoprano, lead vocals, vocalist, alto, backing vocals
- ringtoneschime, melody, jingle, beep, buzz
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