# yens

Pronunciation: say "YENZ" /jɛnz/

## Noun

1. Plural of yen in its sense of a longing or craving. The plural of the currency is yen. — plural of yen
   - Simple: Plural of yen. Use it when talking about more than one strong wish or craving.
   - _The pregnancy brought on strange yens for pickles and ice cream._
   - _She kept a journal of her passing yens and where they led her._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present indicative of yen. — third-person singular simple present indicative of yen
   - Simple: The form of yen used in the present with he, she, it, or a singular noun such as the dog or water.
   - _Whenever the harvest ends, she yens for the bustle of the markets._
   - _He still yens after the years he spent at sea._

## Pronoun

3. You all; used when addressing or referring to a group that includes the person you are speaking to. *(dialectal, Appalachia, Midwestern US, Pennsylvania, Western)*
   - Simple: A friendly way to say "you" when speaking to more than one person.
   - _Would yens mind keeping the noise down after midnight?_
   - _If yens want a ride home, just wait by the front steps._

## Origin

A contraction of the phrase "ye ones."

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/yens (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).