Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- pronoun You. Used in addressing two or more people.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- pronoun US, dialect, Midwestern, Appalachian
You (as subject or object).
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word you-uns.
Examples
-
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
-
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
-
If'n ya dont no who I'm a-talkin bout then you-uns aint from thar.
Elk in Bars 2009
-
If'n ya dont no who I'm a-talkin bout then you-uns aint from thar.
Elk in Bars 2009
-
She was also from Pittsburgh, but I never ever heard her use "y'ins" is that a hyperconstricted "you-uns?"
-
But I've never heard anyone say "you-uns" though I've seen it written.
-
Just to be clear, I was referring to Do what? and not to tump, which I've never heard, nor to you-uns neither.
-
The mountaineer says "you-uns" when he is addressing more than one person.
-
In many parts of the South are found the expressions, "you-uns" and "we-uns."
-
Their phrase, "We-uns never asked you-uns to come here," is certainly most pathetic.
The American Missionary — Volume 43, No. 12, December, 1889 Various
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.