yous

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -uːz

Pronoun

yous

1. (slang) you (plural).

Usage notes

This slang term is predominantly used in Ireland (predominantly Dublin) and throughout Australia, as well as overseas areas of previous Irish emigration i.e. some parts of the US (Boston, MA and Phladelphia, PA) and northern Nova Scotia/Canada.

Synonyms

• y'all
• you
• youse

Noun

yous

1. Plural form of you.
   • 2010, Patrick M Morley, The Man in the Mirror: Solving the 24 Problems Men Face (page 36)

     There are two yous — the visible you and the real you. The visible you is the you that is known by others.