Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

southie

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.90 in modern English

Syllables
southie
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Somebody from South India; a Dravidian language speaker.

Indian usage; Offensive; Slang

name

South Boston, Massachusetts.

American usage; Slang

Etymology

From south + -ie.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

southies (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

northie

Questions

What does southie mean?
Somebody from South India; a Dravidian language speaker.
Where does southie come from?
From south + -ie.

How to pronounce southie

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