Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

you-uns

/ˈjuənz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.76 in modern English

Syllables: you-uns
IPA: /ˈjuənz/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

pron

You (plural, as subject or object).

American usage

Example Sentences

"Guthrie turned upon him a face aglow with gratification. ‘That's what makes me like you-uns, stranger,’ he said, cordially."

Etymology

Eye dialect of you ones.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈjuənz/
British English: /ˈjuːʌnz/

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

you'uns (alternative) you'ns (alternative) youuns (alternative) youns (alternative) youins (alternative) you'ins (alternative) y'ins (alternative) y'uns (alternative) yunz (alternative) yuns (alternative) yinz (alternative) you'nes (alternative)

Phrases

we-uns they-uns

Frequently Paired Words

we-uns they-uns

Synonyms

the list of other second-person pronouns in you

Rhymes With

ones runs guns sons tons one's suns nuns buns puns huns shuns

Questions

How do you pronounce you-uns?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈjuənz/.
What does you-uns mean?: You (plural, as subject or object).
Where does you-uns come from?: Eye dialect of you ones.

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