you-all

American  

[yoo-awl, yawl, yoo-awl] / yuˈɔl, yɔl, ˈyuˌɔl /

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.

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you-all British  

pronoun

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

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Usage

See you, y'all.

Etymology

Origin of you-all

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

Example Sentences

“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.”

From Washington Post

“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.

From Washington Post

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

From Literature

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

From Washington Times

She had admonished Steven and his teammates: “You-all play your butts off. This is not going to stop you from what you’ve been working hard for.”

From New York Times