Not at all a hick term. How is this worse than "you guys", which is used out west even when those being addressed are not "guys." Most, including highly educated, Southerners use y'all. However, it is not only used as a plural - can and is used to address one person. In fact, in Texas, some folks use a plural for y'all: "all y'all."

There are two ways to say y'all: the black way and the southern way. Y'all is the black way and yall is the southern way.

Y'all is spoken with two syllables: ye-ALL. It can be heard up and down the east coast. It's just "ya" and "all" very close together.

Yall is spoken with one long syllable: YAAAWWL. It's very lazy sounding and only unashamed southerners use it.

Contracted form of "you all". Used mostly in Southern American states.

Not to be confused with "yorl", the contracted form of "your oil".

combination of you and all

A word that can only be used by people who are Texas residents, and no one else. It's not a meme, it's just a fucking word. People who use y'all and live in England, you are not trying to be funny, you are just being assholes who hold cups of tea like douches. Yes, that's right, I just called out England, so what? Also, if you don't know what Texas is, then you Google it.

Hicks 'slang' for "You" and "All"

Associated with U.S. southern dialect when addressing a group or more than a single person. However, increasingly used as an informal, softended singular pronoun well - "Y'all come back now." as opposed to - "Hey come back here!"

Also increasingly used as a gender neutral alternative to "guys" - Hey y'all, when are we gonna leave? Y'all wanna get some food?