# y'all

> English word · Pronoun · IPA /jɔːl/

## Definitions
1. You (plural).
2. Everyone; everybody.
3. You (singular).

## Etymology
Contraction of you all, and/or from Scots ye aw. Attested since at least 1631.
Compare Dutch jullie (originally jij lui (literally “you people”)) for a similar development of a new plural pronoun out of Proto-Germanic *jīz that originally was already plural.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/y-all