Definitions
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- pronoun
you plural
Etymologies
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Examples
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A history center robot might also translate the local dialect to visitors, explaining, for example, that "yinz" means "you" when spoken by a Pittsburgher.
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The children of the Polish immigrants now say "yinz" and drink Iron City, and absolutely everyone wears black and gold.
Alex Remington: Myron Cope, Voice of the Steelers, Goes to His Reward 2008
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I grew up in Pittsburgh, and I said "yinz," usually in the phrase "yinz guys."
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It was actually pronounced about halfway between "yinz" and "yunz," and I think I've seen it spelled "younz".
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Some were obvious - like "y'all" in the South or "yinz" in Pittsburgh - and some more mysterious.
The Seattle Times 2011
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Some where obvious - like "y'all" in the South or "yinz" in Pittsburgh - and some more mysterious.
SFGate: Top News Stories By JENNIFER C. YATES 2011
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Some where obvious - like "y'all" in the South or "yinz" in Pittsburgh - and some more mysterious.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed JENNIFER C. YATES 2011
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Some where obvious - like "y'all" in the South or "yinz" in Pittsburgh - and some more mysterious.
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(For those uninitiated in Pittsburgh dialect, "yinz" is the local equivalent of the Southern "y'all."
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Regional innovations, such as yous, yinz, and you-uns, may work just fine for the lucky speech communities of Boston, Pittsburgh, or Appalachia, where many use these forms to say you when addressing more than one local individual.
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
pterodactyl commented on the word yinz
A plural "you", native to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. See the Wikipedia article for more information, and look for the patch of light blue on this map.
April 14, 2008
Logophile77 commented on the word yinz
Is the possessive yinz' or yinz's?
December 18, 2017