you-all

[yoo-awl, yawl, yoo-awl]

pronoun

Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S.

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

   You-all come back now, hear?

   Tell your mother it's time you-all came to visit us.

you-all

pronoun

1. a US, esp Southern, word for you, used esp when addressing more than one person

Usage

See you, y'all.

Word History and Origins

Origin of you-all¹

An Americanism dating back to 1815–25; you ( def. ) + all ( def. )