   All of You’unsIn Appalachian speech, "all of you’uns" is the emphatic plural form of "you," meaning every single one of you - similar to how "all y’all" works in the Deep South. #SouthernSayings #Appalachia #PeopleandRelationships #DialectandGrammar #Southern synonyms: all y’all, every one of you, you all, y’all (emphatic) Hillbilly Dude Says...  I've heard this one more like this: "you'uns comin'?" Yes. "All of you'uns?" So it's more descriptive as to not leave anybody out. Hillbilly Dude Says... I've heard this one more like this: "you'uns comin'?" Yes. "All of you'uns?" So it's more descriptive as to not leave anybody out. Pronunciation[AWL uhv YOO-uhnz] /ˈɔːl əv ˈjuː.ənz/ Meaning & Usage- Emphatic plural "you" (pronoun)
Hazel:
All of you’uns better wash up for supper.
Earl:
We’re coming, Granny!variations: all you’uns, all of youns, all o’ you’uns ★ "All of you’uns" is to Appalachia what "all y’all" is to the Deep South - the go-to way to emphasize the whole crowd. ★ Origin and EtymologyDerived from Scots-Irish "you ones," carried into the Appalachian Mountains by early settlers. "You’uns" appears in 19th-century dialect writing; "all of you’uns" developed naturally as an emphatic form and remains in oral tradition today. Usage Notes
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