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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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Usage

See you, y'all.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of you-all1

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

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

“I do this work because my mom has been extremely vulnerable to being displaced. I, myself, am extremely vulnerable to being displaced. That drives me. It’s not charity; it’s not me coming down from on high to talk to ye little people. I’m a little person. It’s not a you-all problem; it’s an us problem.”

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“People my age don’t have the disposable income for a guided trip, and people much older than you-all usually won’t take it on,” although the company has guided kids as young as 9 and adults in their late 70s on the White Rim.

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He imitated Libby’s southern accent, called her Honey Chile and You-All, and outdid himself telling stories and jokes.

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“Did you-all get rid of Jermaine’s bed?”

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Robinson replied, “You-all the ones that made me a killer.”

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