you all en · PRON
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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All of you; plural form of you, including everyone being addressed.
I'm very happy to see you all.
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(Southern-US, colloquial, idiomatic) You (with singular or plural referent); y'all.
I ain't never been as far as you-all aim to go.
1946, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Cross Creek:I am really longing to see you “all”—as the Southerners say—and aren't you coming east this summer?
1926, Hart Crane, letter, 2 March
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo'll | alternative | lexicographic | |
| you-all | alternative | lexicographic | |
| youall | alternative | lexicographic | |
| y'all | alternative | lexicographic | |
| you-alls | alternative | lexicographic |
Synonyms
the list of other second-person plural pronouns at Thesaurus:y'all