you-uns

American  

[yuhnz, yoo-uhnz] / yʌnz, ˈyu ənz /

pronoun

Nonstandard: Midland U.S.

1. you (used in direct address usually to two or more persons).

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Usage

See you.

Etymology

Origin of you-uns

First recorded in 1805–10 in the spelling youns; you ( def. ) + -uns reduced form of ones ( def. )

Example Sentences

"Y'all" fills that second person plural slot – as does "you guys," "youse," "you-uns" and a few others.

From Salon • Dec. 5, 2022

“Mebbe you-uns don’t know that a dew-clawed dog is snake-proof——” But somebody, thinking that dog-talk had gone far enough, produced a bottle of soothing-syrup that was too new to have paid tax.

From Our Southern Highlanders by Kephart, Horace

I hearn tell ez you-uns war on yer way ter Shaftesville along o' the sher'ff.'

From The Prophet of the Great Smoky Mountains by Murfree, Mary Noailles

How kem you-uns ter git the nightmare 'bout'n the raiders?

From The Prophet of the Great Smoky Mountains by Murfree, Mary Noailles

But, when all’s said and done, the main reason for this ‘moonshining,’ as you-uns calls it, is bad roads.”

From Our Southern Highlanders by Kephart, Horace