Elmer Fudd syndrome

English

Etymology

From the speech style of the cartoon character Elmer Fudd.

Noun

Elmer Fudd syndrome

  1. (rare) A tendency to replace lateral (/l/) and rhotic (/r/) consonants with labiovelar (/w/) ones.
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