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yarl.

A deep, guttural vocal style with affected pronunciation, characteristic of male grunge and postgrunge singers of the 1990s and early 2000s.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/jɑɹl/US/jɑː(ɹ)l/UK
  1. A deep, guttural vocal style with affected pronunciation, characteristic of male grunge and postgrunge singers of the 1990s and early 2000s.

Where this word comes from

Presumably onomatopoeic. Coined by Josh Sinder and Alex Sibbald of the band Hot Rod Lunatics.

verb/jɑɹl/US/jɑː(ɹ)l/UK
  1. To sing in this manner.

Where this word comes from

Presumably onomatopoeic. Coined by Josh Sinder and Alex Sibbald of the band Hot Rod Lunatics.

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