the Deep South

noun

: the states in the most southern and eastern part of the U.S. and especially Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, Louisiana, and Mississippi

Examples of the Deep South in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Many medium-sized conifers can't handle the heat and humidity of the Deep South. —Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 3 Feb. 2026

Fairbanks, who was Black and Seminole, was born in the Deep South at a time when ice rinks were segregated. —Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2026

These two winter weather events are delivering frigid temperatures not only to Texas but across the Deep South as well, with some areas seeing snowfall from Florida to the Carolinas. —Mary Wasson, Austin American Statesman, 31 Jan. 2026

According to The Old Farmer’s Almanac, the Deep South will have above-average temperatures this spring, with higher precipitation in the north and lower precipitation in the south. —Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Jan. 2026

Rhymes for the Deep South

• drouth
• mouth
• routh