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y'all

Phrase

Meaning
Second-person plural pronoun (you all).
Type
Phrase
Used in
Texas, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, South Carolina, Tennessee, Deep South

What does “y'all” mean

A contraction of "you all," used to address two or more people. Standard in Southern American English and increasingly common across the rest of the country as a useful neutral plural. The possessive form is "y'all's."

Where it's used

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