# yous

Pronunciation: say "YOOZ" US /juz/, UK /juːz/

## Pronoun

1. A dialectal form of "you", used to address one or more people directly. *(dialectal)*
   - Simple: Used by some people to mean "you" when talking to one or more people, usually more than one.
   - _Yous should grab your coats before we head out._
   - _Did yous see what happened at the game last night?_

## Noun

2. Plural of you: different versions, sides, or selves of one person, counted as if they were separate people. — plural of you
   - Simple: Plural of you: more than one version or side of the same person.
   - _The self-help book claims everyone has three yous: the public one, the private one, and the hidden one._
   - _In the time-travel movie, two yous from different decades meet and argue over breakfast._

## Determiner

3. Used before a noun to specify the group of people being addressed in speech or writing. *(dialectal)*
   - Simple: Used before a noun to point to the group of people being spoken to.
   - _Yous fellas left the gate open again._
   - _Are yous boys ready to go?_

## Other meanings

- (verb) Third-person singular simple present of you.

## Origin

Formed from "you" with the plural suffix "-s".

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