Did you possibly mean you?
Definitions
Wiktionary
- pro. you plural
Etymologies
- contraction of you ones (Wiktionary)
Examples
“A history center robot might also translate the local dialect to visitors, explaining, for example, that "yinz" means "you" when spoken by a Pittsburgher.”
The Wall Street Journal: Pittsburgh Scrubs Up for Visit From the G-20
“The children of the Polish immigrants now say "yinz" and drink Iron City, and absolutely everyone wears black and gold.”
Alex Remington: Myron Cope, Voice of the Steelers, Goes to His Reward
“It was actually pronounced about halfway between "yinz" and "yunz," and I think I've seen it spelled "younz".”
“I grew up in Pittsburgh, and I said "yinz," usually in the phrase "yinz guys.”
“Some where obvious - like "y'all" in the South or "yinz" in Pittsburgh - and some more mysterious.”
“Some were obvious - like "y'all" in the South or "yinz" in Pittsburgh - and some more mysterious.”
“(For those uninitiated in Pittsburgh dialect, "yinz" is the local equivalent of the Southern "y'all.”
“Regional innovations, such as yous, yinz, and you-uns, may work just fine for the lucky speech communities of Boston, Pittsburgh, or Appalachia, where many use these forms to say you when addressing more than one local individual.”
“ “Be my guest,” Bruce said, and as Mother picked up the box, added, “Heavier than yinz think, id'nit?””
“I hope this hoax results in backlash of that equates to votes because as yinz know we need to elect Obama not an old wealthy man who made a faustian deal with Rove for his soul many moons ago.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘yinz’.
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You, plural
"You" used to be plural only, but since we lost "thou", "you" has to do double duty as both singular and plural. This can lead to confusion.
Happily, alternative plural pronouns are av...you, you all, y'all, all y'all, you guys, yinz, you lot, youse guys, youse, y'uns, all y'all, kalian and 4 more...
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Are you from Pennsylvania?
List contains answers to the question: Are you from PA?
gum band, stillers, pahrits, sticker bush, crick, yinz, yoose, ohia, jumbo, knows the differe..., i can pronounce w..., sammich and 41 more...
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Twitter favorites
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A script searches Twitter for "X is my new favorite word" and adds it to this list.
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Talk Like a Pittsburgh Pirate Day
Yinz know what ta do, n'nat
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pterodactyl A plural "you", native to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. See the Wikipedia article for more information, and look for the patch of light blue on this map. Apr 14, 2008