southerners
Below the line
Southerners are people from the southern region of a country or territory.
In American usage, the term typically refers to residents of the southeastern United States, carrying associations with regional culture, accent, and history: Southerners are known for their hospitality.
The word often implies identity rather than mere geography—someone who embodies southern traditions and sensibilities.
Unhurried, elongated speech pattern
- accentRegional speech pattern
- twangSharp vibrating sound
- y'allInformal plural you
- dialectRegional language variety
vernacular · intonation · cadence · elongation · vowels · diphthong · pronunciation · inflection
Acoustic Appalachian folk music
- bluesMournful American music genre
- gospelSacred choral tradition
- jazzImprovisational American music genre
- debutanteFormally introduced young woman
NASCAR · Gullah · Lowcountry · Appalachia · bayou · Delta · magnolia · moonshine
Slow-cook over coals
- gritsBoiled ground maize
- gumboSpiced Louisiana stew
- jambalayaSpicy Louisiana rice dish
- cornbreadQuick bread from maize
okra · crawfish · biscuits · po'boy · boudin · catfish · chitlins · pralines
Secessionist Southern government
- antebellumBefore a war's start
- ReconstructionPost-1865 national reunification period
- secessionFormal withdrawal from union
- plantationsLarge-scale farming operations
slavery · segregation · sharecropping · cotton · integration · Dixie · carpetbaggers · freedmen
Heat you feel
- welcomeHospitable greeting offered
- graciousnessCourteous, kind demeanor
- friendlinessWarm, welcoming disposition
- cordialitySincere friendly warmth
kindness · courtesy · neighborliness · generosity · amiability · geniality · sociability · manners
drawl
Unhurried, elongated speech pattern
dialect · vernacular · intonation · cadence · elongation · vowels · diphthong · pronunciation · inflection · ma'am
bluegrass
Acoustic Appalachian folk music
- bluesMournful American music genre
- gospelSacred choral tradition
- jazzImprovisational American music genre
debutante · NASCAR · Gullah · Lowcountry · Appalachia · bayou · Delta · magnolia · moonshine · church
barbecue
Slow-cook over coals
cornbread · okra · crawfish · biscuits · po'boy · boudin · catfish · chitlins · pralines · julep
Confederacy
Secessionist Southern government
- antebellumBefore a war's start
- ReconstructionPost-1865 national reunification period
- secessionFormal withdrawal from union
plantations · slavery · segregation · sharecropping · cotton · integration · Dixie · carpetbaggers · freedmen
warmth
Heat you feel
- welcomeHospitable greeting offered
- graciousnessCourteous, kind demeanor
- friendlinessWarm, welcoming disposition
cordiality · kindness · courtesy · neighborliness · generosity · amiability · geniality · sociability · manners · charm
- peoplesAmericans, British, Chinese, French, Germans
- residentsresident, residents, inhabitants, inhabitant, local
southernersnortherners
Upper-region inhabitants
Yankees · New Englanders · northeasterners · Midwesterners · Union soldiers