youse

Informal group address

Youse is a dialectal second-person plural pronoun, filling a gap that standard English lost when *you* absorbed both singular and plural functions.

It appears in Irish English, some American urban dialects (especially New York and Philadelphia), and Australian English: Youse guys coming or what?

Often spelled *yous*.

Like *y'all*, it clarifies when addressing multiple people.

dialectal

y'all

Informal plural you

vousFrench second-person formal
pluralMore than one
second-personGrammar addressing the audience

informal · colloquial · nonstandard · vernacular · slang · address · pronoun · group · folks · guys

regional

Philadelphia

Pennsylvania's largest metropolis

New YorkNortheastern metropolis and state
BostonMassachusetts state capital
IrishOf the Emerald Isle

Australian · Bronx · Brooklyn · Jersey · working-class · urban · neighborhood · accent · speech · local

familiarity

mates

Friends or breeding partners

buddiesInformal term for friends
friendsVoluntary close relations
palsInformal term for companions

fellas · lads · gang · crowd · family · neighbors · coworkers · teammates · acquaintances · group

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y'all

Philadelphia

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