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Bouse vs Youse - What's the difference?

bouse | youse |

As a noun bouse

is cowpat.

As a pronoun youse is

.

As a contraction youse is

.

bouse

English

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

* bowse

Verb

(bous)
  • (nautical) To haul or hoist (something) with a tackle.

    • Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) drink, especially alcoholic drink
  • (obsolete) a carouse; a booze
  • * Carlyle
    • A good bouse of liquor.

    Verb

    (bous)
  • (obsolete) To drink immoderately; to carouse; to booze.
    • (Webster 1913) ----

    youse

    English

    Pronoun

    (English Pronouns)

    • Contraction

    (head)

    • Usage notes

    The standard contraction for you is'' is ''you’s'' (e.g. ''talking to you’s always fun''). In transcribing the AAVE usage of ''you is'' where standard English has ''you are'', either ''you’s'' or ''youse'' is used. E.g, either ''you’s a damn fool'' or ''youse a damn fool . English second person pronouns