they-allpron.

Brit.

/ˌðeɪˈɔːl/, U.S.

/ˈðeɪˌɔl/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: they pron., all adj.

Etymology: < they pron. + all adj., after you-all pron., we-all pron.

U.S. regional (chiefly Appalachian and Ozarks). Chiefly in representations of nonstandard speech.

Third person plural pronoun: = they pron.

ΚΠ

1887 [see they-all's adj. at Derivatives].

1888 Scribner's Mag. Aug. 156/2 They all was mighty biggity, but I never seen nuthin' come er thar braggs 'cept folkses ketchin cole, romancin' roun' nights.

1913 H. Kephart Our Southern Highlanders 78 I disremember which buryin'-ground they-all planted ye in.

1920 Leather Worker's Jrnl. Dec. 71/2 Some fellers sure hates theirselfs. They-all goes a-struttin' roun' an' a-gettin' all het up with the i-de they's lugging a six-gun thinktank.

1945 M. Monger Tales from Toussaint 150 If they's so damned great and fine what they-all doin' in that place pullin' the robes off them dirty girls.

1955 W. de C. Broonzy & Y. Bruynoghe Big Bill Blues 6 She had twenty-one babies. I believe it because I've seen sixteen of them and they all's still alive.

1973 W. F. Temple in R. Elwood & V. Ghidalia Androids, Time Machines & Blue Giraffes 131 They saw us coming, and they-all's scared.

2005 S. Turow Ordinary Heroes 346 Guys is drinkin so much Aqua Velva, quartermaster's never got any in stock. And they-all's fighting among themselves to get it.

Derivatives

ˈthey-all's adj. = their adj.

ΚΠ

1887 ‘O. Thanet’ in Harper's Weekly 15 Jan. 38/3 I'm done now; I won' stan' no mo' er they all's fool tricks.

1907 Uncle Remus's Mag. July 18/2 The use of possessive we all's—I have never heard they all's—is confined to the illiterate, while the possessive of you all, which is you all's.., is employed in social circles that have never used and never heard we all's.]

2010 E. Leonard Djibouti 202 ‘Why do they live here, with all the rats and the roaches?’ ‘It's they-all's home.’

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	they-all
释义	they-allpron. Brit. /ˌðeɪˈɔːl/, U.S. /ˈðeɪˌɔl/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: they pron., all adj. Etymology: < they pron. + all adj., after you-all pron., we-all pron. U.S. regional (chiefly Appalachian and Ozarks). Chiefly in representations of nonstandard speech. Third person plural pronoun: = they pron. ΚΠ 1887 [see they-all's adj. at Derivatives]. 1888 Scribner's Mag. Aug. 156/2 They all was mighty biggity, but I never seen nuthin' come er thar braggs 'cept folkses ketchin cole, romancin' roun' nights. 1913 H. Kephart Our Southern Highlanders 78 I disremember which buryin'-ground they-all planted ye in. 1920 Leather Worker's Jrnl. Dec. 71/2 Some fellers sure hates theirselfs. They-all goes a-struttin' roun' an' a-gettin' all het up with the i-de they's lugging a six-gun thinktank. 1945 M. Monger Tales from Toussaint 150 If they's so damned great and fine what they-all doin' in that place pullin' the robes off them dirty girls. 1955 W. de C. Broonzy & Y. Bruynoghe Big Bill Blues 6 She had twenty-one babies. I believe it because I've seen sixteen of them and they all's still alive. 1973 W. F. Temple in R. Elwood & V. Ghidalia Androids, Time Machines & Blue Giraffes 131 They saw us coming, and they-all's scared. 2005 S. Turow Ordinary Heroes 346 Guys is drinkin so much Aqua Velva, quartermaster's never got any in stock. And they-all's fighting among themselves to get it. Derivatives ˈthey-all's adj. = their adj. ΚΠ 1887 ‘O. Thanet’ in Harper's Weekly 15 Jan. 38/3 I'm done now; I won' stan' no mo' er they all's fool tricks. 1907 Uncle Remus's Mag. July 18/2 The use of possessive we all's—I have never heard they all's—is confined to the illiterate, while the possessive of you all, which is you all's.., is employed in social circles that have never used and never heard we all's.] 2010 E. Leonard Djibouti 202 ‘Why do they live here, with all the rats and the roaches?’ ‘It's they-all's home.’ This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < pron.1887
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