Dictionary

y'all's en · DET

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• (US) audio cot-caught
• /jɔ(ː)lz/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation, Southern-US)
• /jɑlz/ (cot-caught-merger)

Etymology

From y’all + -’s.

Meanings

1. (Southern-US, form-of, possessive) Possessive of y’all (standing in for your).
   form of y’all
   • “I ought to kick y’all’s asses,” he said. “Walking out on me the way you done, that’s no way to treat a friend.” 2004, David Sedaris, Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim, Little, Brown,, →ISBN, page 80:
   • Here are y’all’s tickets for the show tonight.

Synonyms

your

y'all's en · PRON

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• (US) audio cot-caught
• /jɔ(ː)lz/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation, Southern-US)
• /jɑlz/ (cot-caught-merger)

Etymology

From y’all + -’s.

Meanings

1. (Southern-US, form-of, possessive) Possessive of y’all (standing in for yours).
   form of y’all
   • This drink’s mine; Bill and Joe, those drinks are y’all’s.

Forms

Synonyms

yours · your all's · your guys’s