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
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
"Y'all" fills that second person plural slot – as does "you guys," "youse," "you-uns" and a few others.
From Salon • Dec. 5, 2022
So my normal occupations often were interrupted by such calls as these: “John’s Lize Ann she ain’t much; cain’t you-uns give her some easin’-powder for that hurtin’ in her chist?”
From Our Southern Highlanders by Kephart, Horace
An' I was jest agwine to hit the animal atween the eyes if it jumped me, when you-uns arriv.
From The Boy Scouts in the Blue Ridge Marooned Among the Moonshiners by Carter, Herbert
Then: 'Hain't you-uns hearn how the Cayces turned out agin ye at the 'lection?
From The Prophet of the Great Smoky Mountains by Murfree, Mary Noailles
“If you-uns can stand what we-uns has ter, w’y come right in and set you a cheer.”
From Our Southern Highlanders by Kephart, Horace
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