You guys
Pronoun. An informal,
plebeian, All-American term used to address more than one person, without regard to the sexes of the addressees. Continually gaining popularity in this function as a substitute for "you," "you all," "y'all," even among the highly educated, and even among traditional people deep in the South, home of rival, functionally-equivalent term "y'all." May draw its growing appeal, which stretches across barriers of age, economic and
educational background, ethnicity, and geography, from its apparent
congeniality to the All-American ethics of superficial
egalitarianism, aversion to pretensions of education, and emulating popular media and celebrities. Also may be gaining popularity among aging baby boomers as these struggle to maintain some vestiges of youthfulness and relevance. Presently, the term is partially and even fully replacing "y'all" in the communications of many Southerners, many of whom may be inspired by, in addition to the reasons given above, an insecurity about their accent and/or regional origins. Very formal or linguistically-fastidious people may be irritated when others use this term. Proud Southerners may view the use of the term by their fellow Southerners as a form of cultural betrayal, as a form of scalawag-ism.
yous guys
by Michael Siegler on Oct 24, 2007 11:29:07
Yous guys are all wrong. Yous guys is a northeast phrase (often used by
jersey girls and
long islanders) meaning you guys. The extra 's' is not silent and is added for no reason whatsoever.
yous guys
by ChemicalGoat on May 19, 2009 04:25:27
A version of "you guys," which is mostly associated with
New Jersey, but is also heard in other
metropolitan areas, such as New York and Chicago.
It may also be spelled "
youse guys" and is much better than saying "y'all."
yous guys
by north shore guy on Aug 24, 2010 01:15:45
Pretty much sums up a bunch of people at once. Mostly used by Italians in
Boston's North End/
East Boston or on Boston's North Shore (Revere, Lynn) and also Medford and Everett.
Example:
"you's are gonna come over
afta ta play some cards, right"?
"hey, yous guys are invited ta my house... i'm gonna make sum
veal with
pesto".