Y'all
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /jɔːl/ · Part of speech pronoun
Quick meaning: Y'all is a pronoun meaning (ambitransitive, informal) To use the pronoun "y'all" (to).
Meaning
(ambitransitive, informal) To use the pronoun "y'all" (to).
More Meanings
- The group spoken or written to.
- (especially African-American Vernacular) Your pl; y'all's
- (informal, now chiefly Southern US, African-American Vernacular, New York Latino English, Appalachia, Caribbean, Indian South African English, Māori English, Singapore, Newfoundland and Labrador) You (plural).
- (chiefly Southern US, African-American Vernacular, in greetings) Everyone; everybody.
- (rare, chiefly Southern US) You (singular).
Example Sentences
Have y'all ladies finished eating?
[...] and this y'all know is true, [...]
I made this for both y'all and your wife to enjoy.
She blithely maintained that she could have smiled magnolias and "y'alled" her way out of any tight spots.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include you, thee, thou, something, apposition, idiom.
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