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  • young heads
    (W Car.; cf. OLD HEADS] n. the younger generation: Y 'all wouldna know bout that—y'all is a set o' young
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  • young corn
    [W Car.] n. tender, immature ears of maize, eaten whole as a vegetable. (San Sal.)
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  • young-blooded
    [cf. YOUNG BLOOD / + hot-blooded] adj. daring. (Inagua, Mayag.)
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  • young blood
    n.1. [OED, a young hothead obs. →1630] a hot-blooded young man; a daredevil. cf. BLOOD (Inagua, White) 2. [cf. US
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  • you-nay selves
    [cf. YOU-NAY + selves] refl. pron. yourselves. (White)
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  • you-nay
    /yúwney/ [probably from a reanalysis of YiNNA, YOUNA you (pl.) as you and they; cf. -NAY in Mary-nay Mary and
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  • you-all self
    [cf. YOU-ALL + self] refl. pron. yourselves: Don't hurt you-all self! (San Sal.). cf. ONA SELF, YINNASELF, YOU-NAY SELVES (Black)
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  • you-all
    [Car. (Hancock 1978:1); US dial. South idem ADD; cf. Twi mó nyina (lit, you all) idem (Herskovitz 288)] pron. you
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  • you mussy wanna shit
    [cf. you must be smell yourself idem] phr. You are too impudent. (Gen.)
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  • you good for yourself
    [cf. Good for you idem phr. You're doing well. (Gen.)
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