you-uns
Americanpronoun
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
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"Y'all" fills that second person plural slot – as does "you guys," "youse," "you-uns" and a few others.
From Salon ● Dec. 5, 2022
De massa wants you-uns for to bring forth portly chillen.
From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume XVI, Texas Narratives, Part 4 by United States. Work Projects Administration
How kem you-uns ter git the nightmare 'bout'n the raiders?
From The Prophet of the Great Smoky Mountains by Mary Noailles Murfree
I recollect you-uns said every one o’ them miles was a thousand rods long.
From Our Southern Highlanders by Horace Kephart
So I jest natchally stopped ter read what ther news was, 'spectin' thet it meant trouble fur you-uns.
From The Boy Scouts in the Blue Ridge Marooned Among the Moonshiners by Herbert Carter
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