Meaning of we-uns | Babel Free
ˈwiːənzDefinitions
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We. Appalachia, Midwestern-US, US
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Us. (Compare us'uns.) Appalachia, Midwestern-US, US
Examples
““We-uns hev all been a-gittin' married round hyar lately. Whar's that purty wife o' yourn?””
“‘We'uns was sittin under a tree over to the cannin factory just a little while ago, eatin our dinner, when this here stranger rode up.’”
“Then he come⟳ back to we-uns laughin'; sed the Yank offered him twenty dollars a month to go home to Maine with him, an' went on like⟳ a preacher […]”
“But Marshall Rutherford hain't no neighbour to we-uns. He hain't belongin' to Big Creek Gap. We hain't wantin' no more of Kennedy Poteet's stock⟳ in here, and we hain't aimin' to hev 'em.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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