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Meanings of yous in English

The group of persons addressed.

Synonyms
Examples for "you"
Examples for "you"
1
Thank you Ireland: it's a great day, for Ireland and for Europe.
The Irish Times
2
Of course it's possible someone thought you were a risk; it happens.
The bourne identity
3
Let me ask you the same question with a different issue, privacy.
Wired
4
However, you'll see in the New Year on a happy note indeed!
The South African
5
Julian Barnes: 'Do you expect Europe to cut us a good deal?
The Guardian
1
Marcia, Ainesley, and Scooter, we sure hope to see y'all again soon.
Anthill: a novel
2
Now, why y'all want to come into my town and start trouble?
The new yorker
3
As Queen of the Enchanted Forest, I order y'all not to fail.
Monster Hunter International
4
Great sample too…I don't know what y'all mean when you say it's whack.
The South African
5
Can y'all not come here and poke holes in EVERYTHING the President said.
The South African
1
Why would we want to hand it all over to you lot?'
Dark Eden
2
How do you see Bond working as a tiki-torchbearer for you lot?
The Guardian
3
I'll do the first watch and let you lot get some sleep.'
Dark Eden
4
The little old man-at-arms coughed asthmatically and said, Right then, you lot.
Neverwhere
5
Honestly, you lot, you're worse than the nutters in the Barking Bungalow.
A week in december
Usage of yous in English
1
We said our I-love-yous and goodbyes and I returned to the table.
More bitter than death: an emma fielding mystery
2
There were no tears, no pointless anecdotes, no long lists of thank-yous.
The Irish Times
3
Some potential candidates like Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin have offered polite no-thank-yous.
Reuters
4
So now all of yous can take all of mes to bed.
The evolutionary void
5
Well, I was wondering if yous 'ud have me an' my boss.
Captivity
6
And it's good to hear the thank yous for being here, said Bennett.
Reuters
7
I hear her side of the conversation, mostly consisting of how-are-yous?
First degree
8
Okay, before our final storyteller, I have some thank yous to go around.
The new yorker
9
Goodbyes and thank-yous were exchanged, but it was an awkward moment for Anakin.
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
10
I see yous boys picking up fish like a hen picking up corn.
Tropic Days
11
There came a round of thank-yous, and Clint took Elizabeth's arm.
Where heaven begins
12
It's dear and poor the further yous get, he told them.
Captivity
13
But tell me, honey, what yous mane to do wid it.
Hatchie, the Guardian Slave; or, The Heiress of Bellevue / A Tal...
14
There ain't no hard time if yous able to get bout.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States...
15
Now, will yous go down the night and spake to him?
Hatchie, the Guardian Slave; or, The Heiress of Bellevue / A Tal...
16
Lizzie Wells spoke quiet thank-yous to compliments on her cranberry dressing.
The marrowbone marble company
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United States of America
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