pronoun
yens
yĭnz
pronoun
1
You all; used to address a group that includes the person being spoken to (regional/dialectal).
"Are yens coming to the game tonight?"
"What are yens all doing this weekend?"
How to Use Yens
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA regional way of saying "you all," similar to "y'all" or "youse," heard in parts of the northeastern and Appalachian United States.
When to use it
Informal and regional — not used in standard written English.
Easily confused with
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Etymology
A contraction of the older phrase "ye ones."