y'all
Plural you, informally
Y'all is a contraction of "you all," used as a second-person plural pronoun.
It originated in Southern American English but has spread widely: Y'all coming to the party?
Y'all fills a gap in standard English, which lacks a distinct plural "you." The possessive is y'all's: Is this y'all's car?
Nickname for Confederate states
- drawlUnhurried, elongated speech pattern
- howdyInformal rural greeting
- fixin'Intending to act
- reckonBelieve or estimate
folks · bless your heart · sweet tea · hospitality · porch · country · twang · rural
Informal in-group vocabulary
- dialectRegional language variety
- vernacularEveryday regional speech
- informalRelaxed, not official
- conversationalRelating to informal dialogue
casual · spoken · idiomatic · regionalism · nonstandard · everyday speech · folksy · relaxed
All people collectively
- togethernessState of close connection
- communityCollective of connected people
- unityWholeness through cohesion
- welcomingReceiving others warmly
belonging · gathering · collective · solidarity · group · family · fellowship · hospitality
Affectionate and sympathetic
- approachableEasy to engage with
- neighborlyFriendly toward those nearby
- hospitableFriendly toward guests
- cordialWarmly friendly manner
genial · affable · down-to-earth · easygoing · personable · inviting · good-natured · companionable
Dixie
Nickname for Confederate states
reckon · folks · bless your heart · sweet tea · hospitality · porch · country · twang · rural · Appalachian
slang
Informal in-group vocabulary
- dialectRegional language variety
- vernacularEveryday regional speech
- informalRelaxed, not official
conversational · casual · spoken · idiomatic · regionalism · nonstandard · everyday speech · folksy · relaxed · ungrammatical
everyone
All people collectively
- togethernessState of close connection
- communityCollective of connected people
- unityWholeness through cohesion
welcoming · belonging · gathering · collective · solidarity · group · family · fellowship · hospitality · warmth
warmhearted
Affectionate and sympathetic
- approachableEasy to engage with
- neighborlyFriendly toward those nearby
- hospitableFriendly toward guests
cordial · genial · affable · down-to-earth · easygoing · personable · inviting · good-natured · companionable · sociable
- TexasAlamo, Dallas, Houston, Austin, San Antonio
- SouthernSouthern belles, sweet tea, front porch, grits, fried chicken
- Southern dialectfixin to, bless your heart, reckon, howdy, yonder
- Americanismsaluminum, fixin' to, apartment, howdy, candy
- Informal Englishgonna, wanna, gotta, lemme, kinda
- Regional Slangbless your heart, cattywampus, ope, you betcha, wicked good