You-uns

//ˈjuənz// pron

pron ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Pronoun
  1. 1
    You (plural, as subject or object). Appalachia, Midwestern-US, US

    "Guthrie turned upon him a face aglow with gratification. ‘That's what makes me like you-uns, stranger,’ he said, cordially."

Example

More examples

"Guthrie turned upon him a face aglow with gratification. ‘That's what makes me like you-uns, stranger,’ he said, cordially."

Etymology

Eye dialect of you ones.

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