you guys
English
Pronoun
- Template:idiomatic Plural of you.
- Hey you guys!
Usage notes
- The term guy is generally restricted to males, as in Was that a guy or a girl?, but the form you guys may be used for groups of any combination of genders whether it is all male, all female or any combination.
- The expression is idiomatic when used to address a group which the speaker knows is composed entirely of females.
- Unlike y'all or the French vous, you guys is typically said only once in a short conversation, thereafter you is used. For example:
- I'm going to be on the outside basketball court at noon if you guys want to practice. You should bring some water because it's going to be hot.
Synonyms
- y'all (Southern, US, colloquial)
- you's, youse (New York, Australian; colloquial)
- you-uns (Rural, Midwestern or Appalachian; colloquial)
- you lot (UK; colloquial)