name
Meaning 1
A surname
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
yarl
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Sound
Pronunciation
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US: /jɑɹl/
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UK: /jɑː(ɹ)l/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)l
noun
Meaning 2
A deep, guttural vocal style with affected pronunciation, characteristic of male grunge and postgrunge singers of the 1990s and early 2000s.
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verb
Meaning 3
To sing in this manner.
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History
Etymology
Presumably onomatopoeic. Coined by Josh Sinder and Alex Sibbald of the band Hot Rod Lunatics.