Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

they-uns

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.76 in modern English

Syllables: they-uns
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

pron

They (third-person plural subject pronoun).

American usage

pron

Them (third-person plural object pronoun).

American usage

Example Sentences

"[…] 'only' (she said as if the thought had just struck her, and as if to herself) 'that would be burning up in part the property of one of we uns, as, thank God, the house don't belong to they uns.'"
""I'd like mighty well to raise myself, and reach a helpin' hand down to they-uns below, but I sure ain't prepared to leave you sad and lonesome." She laughed — a laugh light as a child's. "Do I look sad?" she asked. "I'll be proud as a peacock ..."

Etymology

From they + uns, a form of ones representing an older pronunciation of it.

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

they'uns (alternative) theyuns (alternative)

Phrases

you-uns we-uns

Frequently Paired Words

you-uns we-uns

Synonyms

they

Questions

What does they-uns mean?: They (third-person plural subject pronoun).
Where does they-uns come from?: From they + uns, a form of ones representing an older pronunciation of it.

How to pronounce they-uns

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