youse
12
9.9
- pronoun
- /juːz/
- UK
:
ustedes (informal en Latinoamérica)
- What are youse looking at?
- youse guys
- see youse
- tell youse
Examples
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Come on, all of youse!
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What are youse doing over there?
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I mean, both of youse just stay put, you hear me?
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- Hey, what kind of car youse drive, anyway?
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So what is it youse all doing?
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Actually, can one of youse help me?
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I know who youse are.
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I'm glad to see youse guys.
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All of youse, make your beds.
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Where youse going?
Synonyms
11
8.2
To speak to a group of people in informal British English
8
9.9
A plural form of you used in some areas to talk to more than one person
How Formal
- UK
12
9.9
- Texting
Surface Forms
Morphology
youse = you (transparent) = you + s
Formally a dialectal plural formation of 'you' using a plural -s, so the meaning 'plural you' is directly derivable.
Etymology
Youse comes from adding -s to you, like when we add 's' to show more than one (as in 'books'). So, youse simply means 'you' for 'more than one person' and is used in some dialects the same way people say y'all or 'you guys'.