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y'all definition

☆ y'all (yôl)

pronoun

South, Informal you-all

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y'all Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • let: Anyway, once that's sorted out, I'll let y'all know.

Adjective modifier

  • good: I want one and all to be aware that Christmas in Texas is the best y'all will ever see!

Modifies a noun

  • oughta: Murdoch to launch two boys is y'all oughta call a mobile internet.

Modifying Another Word

  • n't: Kind of rolls off the tongue, do n't y'all think?

Noun used with modifier

  • howdy: Restaurants and Bars Take a booth at an all-American diner for some home-style cooking and a ' howdy y'all ' attitude!
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