The only way to address two or more people. Y'all sounds a heck of a lot better than youse guys and is more efficient as well. Only say it if you're from the south unless you want to get laughed at because yankees don't know how to pronounce it right. Ya'll is spelled incorrectly and "all y'all" is perfectly legitimate. Never use y'all to refer to one person--it makes things really confusing.
by southernbelle08 August 07, 2006
Derived from the old English ye and all. Originally used in colonial America. Now often used to represent you all.
What are y'all up to.
by Robert March 31, 2004
Stands for you all. pretty much all southerners use it. "all y'all" and "all of yall" are both correct. I'm from houson and I use y'all all the time, even though I went to Yale
by Chris90 February 17, 2006
Y'all is a Southern-Created contraction of, "You," and, "All." Often misspelled, "Ya'll," which is so plainly uncorrect. The 'a' isn't a part of 'you'! I mean, that's like, 'i'ts' the 'T' being a part of 'is'!
Y'all come back now, y'hear!
Haven't y'all clicked the link to my name yet to see my other definitions?!
Haven't y'all clicked the link to my name yet to see my other definitions?!
by Leiko October 06, 2004
Y'all is the contractive of 'you all'
It is plural, refering to two or more people. If you use it to refer to one person you will sound ignorant and any nearby Southern will know that you are not really from around those parts.
Very common in the South, it is rare to find someone (excluding Florida, and that's only because of all the Yankees down there) that doesn't use y'all.
Saying y'all makes so much more sense than the ever-popular you guys, you guyses, or even you all. It is much shorter and gets the point across much faster. And takes less breath.
It is never ya'll. The 'a' is not a part of you, it's a part of all (you wouldn't spell it out as youa ll, would you?).
It is plural, refering to two or more people. If you use it to refer to one person you will sound ignorant and any nearby Southern will know that you are not really from around those parts.
Very common in the South, it is rare to find someone (excluding Florida, and that's only because of all the Yankees down there) that doesn't use y'all.
Saying y'all makes so much more sense than the ever-popular you guys, you guyses, or even you all. It is much shorter and gets the point across much faster. And takes less breath.
It is never ya'll. The 'a' is not a part of you, it's a part of all (you wouldn't spell it out as youa ll, would you?).
Phoebe: What're you doing tonight?
Greg: Chris and I are going to the movies. We're seeing *insert good movie here*
Phoebe: Y'all suck! I've wanted to see that movie for forever!
Greg: Chris and I are going to the movies. We're seeing *insert good movie here*
Phoebe: Y'all suck! I've wanted to see that movie for forever!
by Leventhall February 29, 2008
Supposed to be a slang word for "you all", of which it is now used by 13-16 year old angsty white trash teens and sluts on the Internet. Originally used by somewhat more smarter and logical people that originated from the South called "Southerners"
A small group of people online: (States logical and straight forward opinion)
SlutExample1: Lmao the fuck y'all talkin about xDDDDDDD
SlutExample1: Lmao the fuck y'all talkin about xDDDDDDD
by Dancious June 17, 2017
black guy: how y'all doing
guy 2: get yo ghetto as outta hear.
white guy: how y'all doing
guy2: damn redneck..
guy 2: get yo ghetto as outta hear.
white guy: how y'all doing
guy2: damn redneck..
by Anonymous-DUDE August 09, 2010