yous

Etymology

you + -s (plural suffix)

pron

1. You (plural).
   What are yous up to tonight?
2. You (singular).
   ‘Dere ain't no use for me dis side, Mr. Chames,’ he said. ‘New York's de spot. Youse don't want none of me, now you're married.’ 1909, PG Wodehouse, The Gem Collector
   ‘Yous will meet us here outside this pub,’ Harry Curniskey said. 1938, Patrick Kavanagh, The Green Fool
   ‘But what I also seen is that youse have never had a real man before, datin' all them boys. Youse have never had anyone who'd stand up to youse.’ 1988, Kathy Lette, Girls' Night Out
   You think yous can live wi'oot money! Few months doon this hell, you'll murder for money! 1992, Edward Bond, In the Company of Men
   He tossed off half of the drink and I gave him a refill. "What can I do for youse?" "First off, information." 2010, Peter Corris, Torn Apart, Allen and Unwin, page 81

det

1. (dialect) The group spoken or written to.
   What are yous kids doin?
   “Heh, yous kids want a game?” “Dunno, suppose so.” “Dar and I versus yous; that's fair.” “Short kicks Ern, we hang on to the ball and let them do the chasing.” “You watch me take the marks Dar; them blokes won't know what hit them.” 2015-06-01, Geoffrey Hope Gibson, Matriarch: An Australian Novel of Love and Wa, Loving Healing Press, page 68

noun

1. plural of you
   Most of your life after babyhood has been played out by the several yous. 1992, Robert Dubin, Central Life Interests: Creative Individualism in a Complex World, page 10
   There are two yous — the visible you and the real you. The visible you is the you that is known by others. 2010, Patrick M Morley, The Man in the Mirror: Solving the 24 Problems Men Face, page 36

verb

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of you.