you-uns
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Remove ads
See also: youuns
Alternative forms
Etymology
From you + uns, a form of ones representing an older pronunciation of it.
Pronunciation
Pronoun
you-uns
- (US, Midwestern US and Appalachia) You (plural, as subject or object).
- 1891, Mary Noailles Murfree, In the "Stranger People's" Country (Nebraska 2005), page 122:
- Guthrie turned upon him a face aglow with gratification. ‘That's what makes me like you-uns, stranger,’ he said, cordially.
- 1891, Mary Noailles Murfree, In the "Stranger People's" Country (Nebraska 2005), page 122:
Synonyms
- see the list of other second-person pronouns in you
Related terms
Remove ads
Wikiwand in your browser!
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.
Remove ads