Definition of y'all

y'all

noun

contraction of "you all."
Y'all need to stop that.
What are y'all doing tonight?


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- See more words with the same meaning: contractions (list of).
- See more words with the same meaning: dude, person of unspecified gender.
Last edited on Jul 24 2011. Submitted by Star S. from Montana, USA on Jun 20 1999.

notes

Standard American English doesn't have a 2nd person plural personal pronoun, so "y'all" is sometimes used to fill this gap. The term's use is mostly geographically limited to the Southern and Midwestern United States, as well as rural communities in other areas of the country. Sometimes prefixed with "all" even though it's redundant.
All y'all need to stop that.
Y'all are evil.
Y'all come back now ya hear.
Thank y'all awesome.

Last edited on Feb 05 2017. Submitted by Star S. from Montana, USA on Jun 20 1999.
While "y'all" is almost always used as a plural pronoun, it is also used rarely as a 2nd person singular pronoun.
Last edited on Sep 20 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 20 2010.

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