VOCAL FRY Definition & Meaning

vocal fry

[ voh-kuhl frahy ]

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noun

a voice quality characterized by a low pitch and raspy sound and produced by a slow fluttering of the vocal cords: He wrote to the radio show to complain about the young woman’s vocal fry.
Both men and women speak with vocal fry.
He wrote to the radio show to complain about the young woman’s vocal fry.

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Origin of vocal fry¹

First recorded in 1960–65; vocal ( def ) + fry ¹( def )

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Singing a catchy verse about putting her hand on a stove, in her signature autotuned vocal fry, Shake was on the path to rap stardom.

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The moment I could feel that tide shifting was probably the Great Vocal Fry Wars of 2013.

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Vocal fry is a normal vocal affectation — used by both men and women — where you drop your voice for emphasis.

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Within the Bubble, the perpetually peppy Lindy is in constant conversation with her friends; she chats away with the cadence — and vocal fry — of a family-friendly YouTuber, and they coo back.

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Famously, Butler's voice inexplicably shifted from his more nasally California vocal fry to a deep-toned sensual southern accent.

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