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y'all

pron
/jɔːl/UK/jɔl/US/jɑl/

Etymology

Contraction of you all, and/or from Scots ye aw. Attested since at least 1631. Compare Dutch jullie (originally jij lui (literally “you people”)) for a similar development of a new plural pronoun out of Proto-Germanic *jīz that originally was already plural.

  1. borrowed from ye aw

Definitions

  1. You (plural).

    • [...] and this y'all know is true, [...]
    • Much later, after dozens of the men had come up to me to shake my hand (with both of theirs) and say "Y'all come back soon, hear? ...

  2. Everyone

    Everyone; everybody.

    • Hey y'all!

  3. You (singular).

    • I made this for both y'all and your wife to enjoy.
    • You alla sudden gettin’ human with yo’ N-word and now a US Grant. Y’all becomin’ a rare white boy, ain’t ya?
  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. To use the pronoun "y'all" (to).

      • She blithely maintained that she could have smiled magnolias and "y'alled" her way out of any tight spots.

    2. The group spoken or written to.

      • Have y'all ladies finished eating?

    3. Your pl

      Your pl; y'all's

      • I need y'all help for a minute.

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Derived

fuck y'all, y'all means all, Y'all Qaeda

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for y'all. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA