The correct spelling for the commonly misspelled word, y'all. The word originates in the south-eastern United States and is a contraction formed from the words 'ya' and 'all,' the 'ya' being the short-form of you. The apostrophe is placed after the a because in contractions, letters are removed from the second word, and thus, y'all is gramatically incorrect, leaving ya'll as the proper method of spelling the word.
by miserablestar August 31, 2007
Being a New Orleanian born and raised, ya'll is the combination of you + all, with the 'you' being shortened to 'ya' and combined with 'all'.
by LaBlue Girl October 08, 2006
Ya'll is the spelling of the contraction of the word ya + all. Southern post civil war news papers support this. Northern newspapers would spell the word as y'all as an insult.
"When y'all gonna en' 'dis reconstruct?"
-- The New York Times
"When ya'll going to end reconstruction?"
-- The Times Picayune
Both relating to the same quote.
-- The New York Times
"When ya'll going to end reconstruction?"
-- The Times Picayune
Both relating to the same quote.
by Nedgbd September 04, 2012
The incorrect spelling of the contraction "y'all." In English, we use the apostrophe to replace letters when squishing two or more words together. In the case of y'all, the apostrophe replaces "ou" in "you" or "a" in "ya," depending on whether or not you can pronounce "you" correctly (you all or ya all). The sound of "all" does not change.
"Ya'll" would more correctly be a contraction for "ya will," and it sounds like "yuh-ull" because ya sounds like "yuh" and "'ll" sounds like "ull." In this case, the "ya" sound does not change.
"Ya'll" would more correctly be a contraction for "ya will," and it sounds like "yuh-ull" because ya sounds like "yuh" and "'ll" sounds like "ull." In this case, the "ya" sound does not change.
You all:
Are y'all coming with us tonight?
Y'all better not do that!
Ya will:
Ya'll be sorry if ya do that after ya were told not to.
Ya'll be lucky if ya don't get a whippin' for doing it anyway.
Are y'all coming with us tonight?
Y'all better not do that!
Ya will:
Ya'll be sorry if ya do that after ya were told not to.
Ya'll be lucky if ya don't get a whippin' for doing it anyway.
by Not Billy-Bob September 17, 2011
not just for hicks, rednecks, wannabes and pimps like a previous definition states. It is the combination of "You" + "All". Common slang for residents of the southern states.
by CNote December 23, 2005
The fastest-spreading regional, coloquialism in America. It can now be heard in every corner of the U.S.
by Gen, Hideki Tojo November 16, 2006
are Ya'll going to church tonight?
by crazy kid that hates coffee November 05, 2020