α. 1800s– you alls, 1800s– you-alls.
β. 1800s– y'alls, 1900s– ya'lls, 1900s– yaw'lls, 1900s– y'awls, 2000s– yawlls, 2000s– y'awlls.
you-allspron.1
/ˈjuːɔːlz/, /jɔːlz/, U.S. /ˈjuˌɔlz/, /jɔlz/ U.S. regional (chiefly south Midland and southern).
Chiefly with plural reference: = you-all pron.
ΚΠ
1856 M. J. Preston Silverwood xxxi. 317 One of de servants down to Mr. Carson's hotel brung dis note for some of you alls, Miss Zilphy.
1879 Youth's Compan. 3 Apr. 109/2 Us chilluns dun' come to see y'alls.
1897 A. H. Lewis Wolfville 33 S'pose you-alls gropes about in your war-bags an' sees. I'm needin' of a drink mighty bad.
1910 W. M. Ely Boy Chums in Forest ix. 72 The shootin' an' racket you-alls are doin' air drivin' the 'gators away. You-alls have got to move.
1938 E. O'Neill Let. 2 Aug. in Sel. Lett. 480 I may be doin' you-alls wrong, Kid, but the above is my honest feeling.
2001 ‘E. McBain’ Money, Money, Money x. 195 Then we'll all be on our way, and you alls can go home to enjoy the ress of the holiday.
2011 M. J. Keyser Tales of Circle P 36 I'd join y'awls with a shot—and sit on your laps to boot.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
you-all'sadj.pron.2
/ˈjuːɔːlz/, /jɔːlz/, U.S. /ˈjuˌɔlz/, /jɔlz/, Caribbean English /ˈjuːalz/α. 1800s y'alls', 1800s– y'all's, 1900s– yall's, 1900s– y'alls, 1900s– ya'll's, 1900s– ya'lls, 1900s– y'awls, 1900s– yawl's, 1900s– y'awl's, 1900s– yo'-all's.
β. 1800s– you all's, 1900s– you-all's, 1900s– you alls'.
U.S. regional (chiefly south Midland and southern) and Caribbean (Barbados).
A. adj.
Your. Cf. you-all pron.
ΚΠ
1856 M. J. Preston Silverwood 198 I have a sketch of it made for ‘you all's’ satisfaction, as Uncle Felix would say.
1858 Southern Literary Messenger Apr. 251/1 Prizin uv tobakker, which y'all's Winstun nose how to do it.
1866 J. T. Trowbridge South 163 I did n't think it was you all's fault.
1873 Little Corporal Nov. 169/1 I's baked a whole passel o' dough-nuts an' turn-overs, 'specially for y' alls' use.
1887 Scribner's Mag. Oct. 478/1 How are you all's little trick?
1934 C. Carmer Stars fell on Alabama 190 We are honored to have you-all's company.
1979 J. E. Hitt Tennessee Smith v. 57 Bobby Joe's our blood kin, my own brother and you-all's cousin.
1994 R. Hendrickson Happy Trails 254 Can I borrow you-all's car?
B. pron.2
Yours. Cf. you-all pron.
ΚΠ
1891 A. French Otto 162 I put it [sc. bread dough] in the steamer... Did n't raise up high like you all's.
1906 J. T. Moore Bishop of Cottontown v. xvi. 543 It's you all's, an' all paid fur.
1915 C. Harris Sunlight Patch xxviii. 300 ‘What d'you want?’ he demanded. ‘I want dat young step-gal of you-all's,’ she answered.
1922 A. M. MacLean Our Neighbors viii. 104 An', Janie, what food dere is is you-all's, too.
1988 A. Tyler Breathing Lessons ii. 169 Plenty would give their right arms for a nice little house like you-all's.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
<
pron.11856
adj.pron.21856