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🔤 A letter 💬 Means 'you'
u

u

9.9
An informal written short form of you used in texts and chat
  • pronoun
  • Texting
translation icon : tú
  • I hope u have a wonderful day!

Examples

  • If u need anything, just let me know.

  • Make sure u check your messages later.

  • In fact, their name might make you angry, right?

  • You can focus on the way that you taste food.

  • It's an app to help you learn French.

  • We make this show for you, so take it with you.

  • Is this person someone that you know right now?

  • And I want you to know you will beat this.

  • We know better than you what you really want.

  • You see that, yes, you deserve to be happy.

Idioms

to execute a U-turn
  • Literature
5.3

Change a plan or decision so the opposite happens

Compounds

non-U humor
  • Archaic
9.8

A style of comedy that people see as middle-class or working-class and less formal

Slavkov u Brna
9.9

A town in the Czech Republic known for the Battle of Austerlitz

u-drive
8.9

A car you rent and drive yourself for a short time

U-Haul lesbian
  • Slur
9.9

A woman who moves in with another woman very soon after they start dating

u-turn
3.2

A complete turn to go the opposite way, like a car on the road

How Formal

youse
  • UK
12 9.9
u
  • Texting
9.9

Surface Forms

u subject case
u object case

Etymology

U is used as a short form for the pronoun 'you' in texting because the letter sounds the same, so people write one letter instead of the whole word. A helpful way to remember it is that U is very casual and should not be used in formal writing.