They-uns
pron
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Definitions
Pronoun
- 1 They (third-person plural subject pronoun). Appalachia, Midwestern-US, US
- 2 Them (third-person plural object pronoun). Appalachia, Midwestern-US, US
"[…] 'only' (she said as if the thought had just struck her, and as if to herself) 'that would be burning up in part the property of one of we uns, as, thank God, the house don't belong to they uns.'"
Synonyms
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More examples"[…] 'only' (she said as if the thought had just struck her, and as if to herself) 'that would be burning up in part the property of one of we uns, as, thank God, the house don't belong to they uns.'"
Etymology
From they + uns, a form of ones representing an older pronunciation of it.
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