rebel yells
Insurgent war cries
Rebel yells were battle cries used by Confederate soldiers during the American Civil War—high-pitched, aggressive shouts meant to intimidate Union troops.
The exact sound is debated, but descriptions suggest something between a scream and a howl.
The term now appears in Southern nostalgia and rock music: Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Sweet Home Alabama" references the rebel yell.
- battle cryShout to rally fighters
- war cryCombatants' rallying shout
- rallying cryPhrase uniting supporters
- insurgencyArmed uprising against authority
- screamLoud sharp cry
defiance · ululation · shout · cries · confederate · Johnny Reb · protest · secessionist · civil war · militancy · resistance · war whoops · blood and thunder · Southern heritage · lost cause · anger · charge · chant
rebel yellswhispers
Speaks very quietly
silence · murmurs · hushed tones · sotto voce
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