you-uns

American  

[yuhnz, yoo-uhnz] / yʌnz, ˈyu ənz /

pronoun

Nonstandard: Midland U.S.

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

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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

"Y'all" fills that second person plural slot – as does "you guys," "youse," "you-uns" and a few others.

From Salon • Dec. 5, 2022

Here's Polly, be'n awaitin' this half hour fur you-uns to kim along.

From The Boy Scouts in the Blue Ridge Marooned Among the Moonshiners by Carter, Herbert

I ain't sayin' nuthin' agin you-uns, ez I knows on—nor agin that man that lived on Chilhowee Mounting, nuther.

From The Prophet of the Great Smoky Mountains by Murfree, Mary Noailles

"Could you-uns sure be back hyar by day-break, Watt?" he asked, fixing the young fellow with a stern eye.

From The Raid of The Guerilla and Other Stories by Craffock, Charles Egbert

I s'pose he knowed ye never done no harm, an' he war willin' ter suffer stiddier you-uns.

From The Prophet of the Great Smoky Mountains by Murfree, Mary Noailles