English Explanatory Dictionary

y'all

English dictionary entry

Meanings

pron
  1. You (plural).
  2. Everyone; everybody.
  3. You (singular).
verb
  1. To use the pronoun "y'all" (to).
det
  1. The group spoken or written to.
  2. Your pl; y'all's

Pronunciation

/jɔːl/ /jɔl/ /jɑl/ EN-y'all.ogg

Word forms

y'all y'all's y'allselves ya’ll yall yo'll yoll you-all you all y'alls y'alling y'alled

Etymology

Contraction of you all, and/or from Scots ye aw. Attested since at least 1631. Compare Dutch jullie (originally jij lui (literally “you people”)) for a similar development of a new plural pronoun out of Proto-Germanic *jīz that originally was already plural.

Related words

all y'all allyou d'y'all ya ya'll y'all's y'all two y'all three etc y'awl

Derived words

fuck y'all y'all means all Y'all Qaeda
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