Ya'll

//jʌl// contraction, pron

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Definitions

Contraction
  1. 1
    Pronunciation spelling of you'll. alt-of, contraction, pronunciation-spelling

    "Don't go in, ya'll only make thins worse."

Pronoun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of y'all. alt-of, alternative

    "So ya'll need a place to camp do ya?"

Example

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"Don't go in, ya'll only make thins worse."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Contraction of ya + will. By surface analysis, ya (“you”) + 'll.

Etymology 2

Contraction of you all or ya all, with spelling perhaps influenced by you'll.

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