Yous
plural of you.
youse.
the pr-noun of the second person singular or plural, used of the person or persons being addressed, in the nominative or objective case:
you are the highest bidder. it is you who are to blame. we can’t help you. this package came for you. did she give you the book?
one; anyone; people in general:
a tiny animal you can’t even see.
(used in apposition with the subject of a sentence, sometimes repeated for emphasis following the subject):
you children pay attention. you rascal, you!
informal. (used in place of the pr-noun your before a gerund):
there’s no sense in you getting upset.
archaic.
yourself; yourselves:
get you home. make you ready.
a plural form of the pr-noun ye1 .
something or someone closely identified with or resembling the person addressed:
don’t buy the bright red shirt—it just isn’t you. it was like seeing another you.
the nature or character of the person addressed:
try to discover the hidden you.
contemporary examples
david mccullough at wellesley commencement: ‘you are not special’ (video) the daily beast june 8, 2012
historical examples
in wild rose time amanda m. douglas
the foolish lovers st. john g. ervine
slave narratives: a folk history of slavery in the united states from interviews with former slaves work projects administration
anne of avonlea lucy maud montgomery
slave narratives: a folk history of slavery in the united states from interviews with former slaves. work projects administration
an oregon girl alfred ernest rice
the white rose of memphis william c. falkner
a little mother to the others l. t. meade
hatchie, the guardian slave; or, the heiress of bellevue warren t. ashton
pr-noun
(not standard) refers to more than one person including the person or persons addressed but not including the speaker: yous have all had it now, i’m fed up with yous
pr-noun (subjective or objective)
refers to the person addressed or to more than one person including the person or persons addressed but not including the speaker: you know better, the culprit is among you
also one. refers to an unspecified person or people in general: you can’t tell the boys from the girls
(mainly us) a dialect word for yourself or yourselves: you should get you a wife now see yourself
noun
(informal) the personality of the person being addressed or something that expresses it: that hat isn’t really you
you know what, you know who, a thing or person that the speaker cannot or does not want to specify
you bet your -ss
you better believe it
you can lead a horse to water but you can’t make it drink
you can say that again
you can’t take it with you
you can’t win
you can’t win ’em all
you could cut it with a knife
you don’t say
you get what you pay for
you just don’t get it
you know
you know something
you name it
you never can tell
you said it
you scratch my back and i’ll scratch yours
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