Yeah I'm talking to y'all.
by Chavemaker19 January 17, 2021
Get the Y'all mug.A saying commonly overused by people of the southern areas of the United States Of America. The saying was originated back in 1863 by a man of the name John Joseph Jingleheimer who was a slave owner. He used the phrase when 10 of his slaves were running away. He shouted at them, "Hey, y'all better get back here!" What he meant to say was, "Hey, all of you get back here!" Now this is why the Southern People of the U.S use the phrase Y'all instead of you all.
by Jamal Mckenna April 17, 2012
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Inexplicable contraction for "you" and "all", typically cited by non-Southerners as the correct way to spell "ya'll" (which is actually a contraction of "ya" (common American English vernacular for "you") and "all").
by zer0sig October 3, 2011
Get the y'all mug.(pron.) A contraction for "you all," used primarily in the southern United States. The possessive of "y'all" is "y'all's" as in:
"Do y'all have y'all's stuff packed for the trip?"
Regional note: Often the use of "y'all all" is perfectly acceptable for many Southerners:
"Y'all all have a great time tonight!" is equivalent to:
"All y'all have a great time tonight!"
Every reputable source states that "y'all" is used only as the second person plural pronoun (addressing more than one person). Quoting one source: Southerners do not, as is sometimes believed, use "you-all" or "y'all" for both singular and plural "you."
But this is not altogether true. In some cases, particularly when a heated exchange is taking place in a trailer community between two partners or individuals, "y'all" is perfectly normal for use as the second person singular pronoun:
"I've HAD it with yore horse shit, Jesse Sue! Y'all can go FUCK OFF!!"
NOTE: This is useful because the person addressing Jesse Sue can imply both Jesse Sue (by herself) AND her biological family members in the same statement.
"Do y'all have y'all's stuff packed for the trip?"
Regional note: Often the use of "y'all all" is perfectly acceptable for many Southerners:
"Y'all all have a great time tonight!" is equivalent to:
"All y'all have a great time tonight!"
Every reputable source states that "y'all" is used only as the second person plural pronoun (addressing more than one person). Quoting one source: Southerners do not, as is sometimes believed, use "you-all" or "y'all" for both singular and plural "you."
But this is not altogether true. In some cases, particularly when a heated exchange is taking place in a trailer community between two partners or individuals, "y'all" is perfectly normal for use as the second person singular pronoun:
"I've HAD it with yore horse shit, Jesse Sue! Y'all can go FUCK OFF!!"
NOTE: This is useful because the person addressing Jesse Sue can imply both Jesse Sue (by herself) AND her biological family members in the same statement.
"Did y'all fuck Jesse Sue last night?"
"Y'all's grandma is a whore!"
"Y'all all git y'all's ass outta here!"
"Y'all come again."
"Y'all's grandma is a whore!"
"Y'all all git y'all's ass outta here!"
"Y'all come again."
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by Tony Telly November 29, 2020
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it is normal to say "all y'all" but it sounds weird when you say "all you all"
it is normal to say "all y'all" but it sounds weird when you say "all you all"
person a: all y'all are my friends :)
person b: yes i agree!!
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person a: all you all are my friends :)
person b: did you fail english class wtf
person b: yes i agree!!
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person a: all you all are my friends :)
person b: did you fail english class wtf
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