yens

English

Etymology 1

Noun

yens

1. plural of yen

Verb

yens

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of yen

Etymology 2

A contraction of the phrase "ye ones".

Alternative forms

• yins
• yinz

Pronunciation

• enPR: yĭnz

  Rhymes: Rhymes: -ɪnz

Pronoun

yens (second person plural)

1. (colloquial, chiefly Appalachia, also western Pennsylvania and Midwestern US) You, you all; used in referring to a group that includes one's audience.

Synonyms

• see the list of other second-person pronouns in you

Related terms

• yeens, yoons, you-uns

References

• http://www.artsisland.net/forums/showthread.php?t=343
• https://web.archive.org/web/20080208104529/http://littlerock.about.com/cs/southernlife/a/aasouthslang_3.htm
• https://web.archive.org/web/20080324215715/http://www.texas-brigade.com/slang.htm
• https://web.archive.org/web/20090214202409/http://www.tundrasolutions.com/forums/texas/4046-texas-slang/

Anagrams

• NYSE, Neys, neys, nyes, snye, syen, syne

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Noun

yens

1. plural of yen

French

Noun

yens m

1. plural of yen

Norman

Etymology

From Old French enz, from Latin intus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jã/

Adverb

yens

1. inside

Volapük

Noun

yens

1. nominative plural of yen