Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- pronoun You. Used in addressing two or more people.
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- pronoun US, dialect, Midwestern, Appalachian
You (as subject or object).
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Regional innovations, such as yous, yinz, and you-uns, may work just fine for the lucky speech communities of Boston, Pittsburgh, or Appalachia, where many use these forms to say you when addressing more than one local individual.
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Regional innovations, such as yous, yinz, and you-uns, may work just fine for the lucky speech communities of Boston, Pittsburgh, or Appalachia, where many use these forms to say you when addressing more than one local individual.
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If'n ya dont no who I'm a-talkin bout then you-uns aint from thar.
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If'n ya dont no who I'm a-talkin bout then you-uns aint from thar.
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She was also from Pittsburgh, but I never ever heard her use "y'ins" is that a hyperconstricted "you-uns?"
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But I've never heard anyone say "you-uns" though I've seen it written.
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Just to be clear, I was referring to Do what? and not to tump, which I've never heard, nor to you-uns neither.
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The mountaineer says "you-uns" when he is addressing more than one person.
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In many parts of the South are found the expressions, "you-uns" and "we-uns."
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Their phrase, "We-uns never asked you-uns to come here," is certainly most pathetic.
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