Meaning

3 senses

  1. (Appalachia, Caribbean, Singapore, Southern US, informal, nominative, objective, plural, second person)You (plural).

  2. (Southern US, nominative, objective, plural, second person)Everyone; everybody.

    Hey y'all!

  3. (Southern US, nominative, objective, plural, rare, second person)You (singular).

    I made this for both y'all and your wife to enjoy.

Examples

44 sentences

  1. Are y'all homeless?

    Ви бездомні? — deniko

    deSeid ihr obdachlos? — bzvbzy

    CC BY 2.0 FR · Tatoeba · shekitten · B1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  2. Y'all children are nutheads.

    Всі ви, дітлахи, божевільні. — deniko

    CC BY 2.0 FR · Tatoeba · Incursio · C2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  3. Y'all like white wine?

    Вам подобається біле вино? — deniko

    CC BY 2.0 FR · Tatoeba · A2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  4. Ezra, will y'all come over tonight?

    CC BY 2.0 FR · Tatoeba · Lumi · B2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  5. I invited y'all for a meal.

    CC BY 2.0 FR · Tatoeba · nipbud · A2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

Origin

Contraction of you all, and/or from Scots ye aw. Attested since at least 1631.

Contraction of you all, and/or from Scots ye aw. Attested since at least 1631.

Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Forms

Word family

3 related words
Relatedall y'alld'y'allya

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
xeroxxiaoxylophoneya
y'all — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto