yens
English
editEtymology 1
editNoun
edityens
Verb
edityens
- third-person singular simple present indicative of yen
Etymology 2
editA contraction of the phrase "ye ones".
Alternative forms
editPronunciation
editPronoun
edityens (second person plural)
- (colloquial, chiefly Appalachia, also western Pennsylvania and Midwestern US) You, you all; used in referring to a group that includes one's audience.
Synonyms
edit- see the list of other second-person pronouns in you
Related terms
editReferences
edit- 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
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Noun
edityens
French
editNoun
edityens m
Norman
editEtymology
editFrom Old French enz, from Latin intus.
Pronunciation
editAdverb
edityens
Volapük
editNoun
edityens
- nominative plural of yen
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