"youse" meaning in English

See youse in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Contraction

Head templates: {{head|en|contraction}} youse
  1. Alternative form of you'se Tags: alt-of, alternative, contraction Alternative form of: you'se
    Sense id: en-youse-en-contraction-Qaezg7RB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English second person pronouns, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 59 20 20 Disambiguation of English second person pronouns: 42 29 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 69 16 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 79 10 10
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Determiner

Head templates: {{head|en|determiner|head=}} youse, {{en-det}} youse
  1. Alternative form of yous Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: yous
    Sense id: en-youse-en-det-Rw0xVFsQ Categories (other): English determiners, English pronouns Disambiguation of English determiners: 50 50 Disambiguation of English pronouns: 53 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Pronoun

Head templates: {{head|en|pronoun|||||||||||||||||||head=}} youse, {{en-pron}} youse
  1. Alternative form of yous Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: yous
    Sense id: en-youse-en-pron-Rw0xVFsQ Categories (other): English determiners, English pronouns Disambiguation of English determiners: 50 50 Disambiguation of English pronouns: 53 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

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