Definitions
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- noun A
deep ,guttural vocal style with affectedpronunciation , characteristic of malegrunge andpostgrunge singers of the1990s and early2000s . - verb To
sing in this manner.
Etymologies
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Presumably onomatopoeic. Coined by Josh Sinder and Alex Sibbald of the band Hot Rod Lunatics.
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Examples
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The Doctor is, however, mistaken; for I have heard the words "earl" and "earth" repeatedly pronounced, in Warwickshire, _yarl_ and _yarth_.
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Pronunciation is also a problem, with few people realizing it’s pronounced “yarl.”
5-Star Baby Name Advisor Bruce Lansky 2008
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Pronunciation is also a problem, with few people realizing it’s pronounced “yarl.”
5-Star Baby Name Advisor Bruce Lansky 2008
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He is captain, chief, yarl, and all the rest of it, over you and your island. "
Viking Boys Jessie Margaret Edmondston Saxby 1891
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