"they's" meaning in English

See they's in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Contraction

Forms: theys [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-head|contr}} they's
  1. (dialect) Contraction of they (third-person pronoun) is. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction, dialectal Alternative form of: they (extra: (third-person pronoun) is)
    Sense id: en-they's-en-contraction-1zxNUuu-
  2. (dialect) Contraction of they (=there) is. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction, dialectal Alternative form of: they (extra: (=there) is)
    Sense id: en-they's-en-contraction-gOeLIx51

Determiner

Forms: theys [alternative]
Head templates: {{head|en|determiner}} they's
  1. (African-American Vernacular) Synonym of their. Synonyms: their [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-they's-en-det-epV9P33j Categories (other): African-American Vernacular English, English determiners, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English determiners: 30 30 41 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 29 42 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 29 43 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 27 46
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