you-all

Dixie second-person

You-all is the Southern American English second-person plural pronoun, distinguishing you-all (multiple people) from you (one person).

It fills a gap left when English lost the singular-plural distinction between thou and you.

Usually contracted to y'all: Are you-all coming to the cookout?

informal

folks

People in general

  • guysPeople, informally addressed
  • peepsPals or glances
  • buddiesInformal term for friends

pals · gang · crew · mates · homies · dudes · gals · compadres · comrades · fam

inclusive

everyone

All people collectively

assembly · crowd · collective · community · audience · congregation · bunch · company · party · fellowship

regional

Southern

Of the region below

  • TexanSouthwest state resident
  • dialectRegional language variety
  • drawlUnhurried, elongated speech pattern

colloquial · vernacular · Appalachian · rural · folksy · idiomatic · conversational · casual · down-home · heartland

Opposites
inclusivity/address scope

you-allthou

Archaic second-person pronoun

you

person reference

you-allwe

not just me

I · us · me · they · them

presence/existence of addressees

you-allno one

Zero individuals

nobody · not a soul

Family

all, you, y'all, yous, youse, y'all's

Familiarity
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Profile
Known to kids · Mostly American · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G