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yous

¹ American

[yooz] / yuz /

noun

plural of you.

yous ² American

[yooz, yuhz, yiz] / yuz, yəz, yɪz /

pronoun

youse.

yous British

/ juːz /

pronoun

not_standard refers to more than one person including the person or persons addressed but not including the speaker

yous have all had it now
I'm fed up with yous

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Example Sentences

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The black-clad, 23-year-old singer-songwriter barely spoke to the audience, uttering only a couple of thank yous during one of two solo performances at the venue this past weekend.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025

It's a rare flash of humour from the frontman, whose onstage utterings are mostly limited to mumbled "thank yous".

From BBC • Nov. 21, 2025

Unlike a typical awards show, the acceptance speeches didn’t include laundry lists of thank yous to studio heads.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2025

They kissed and exchanged I love yous; Joe shuffled to the door.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 6, 2023

There’s always a footnote to her I love yous.

From "Hello, Universe" by Erin Entrada Kelly

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