Youse

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1 English 1.1 Pronoun 1.2 Usage notes 1.3 See also

English

Pronoun

youse

1. (US regional slang - see usage notes below) You (as a plural subject pronoun); often as youse guys

   Youse guys ain't got a chance.

   Where youse been?

2. (US regional slang - see usage notes below) You (as a singular subject pronoun).
3. (AAVE) Variant spelling of you's.

Usage notes

• The form youse is found mainly (but not exclusively) in various parts of the northern United States, particularly Minnesota, Wisconsin, Chicago, New York and Philadelphia, while in the southern United states and AAVE, y'all is the more common form.
• In New York youse may be grammatically singular (I don't know what youse is talking about).
• The standard contraction for you is is you's (e.g., Talking to you's always fun.). In transcribing the AAVE usage of you is where standard English has you are, either you's or youse is used. E.g, either You's a damn fool or Youse a damn fool but never Talking to youse always fun.

See also

• y'all