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come-all-you

come-all-you noun: a traditional folk or country song.

Noun

come-all-you (plural come-all-yous)

  1. (Ireland) A traditional folk or country song.
    • He had little turns for it, grace notes that he used to put in that I haven’t got. That was the boy who could sing a come-all-you, if you like.1916, James Joyce, chapter II, in A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, New York, N.Y.: B[enjamin] W. Huebsch, →OCLC
    • He slapped his thighs and whooped and catcalled, encouraging anyone who knew it to join in the ‘traditional come-all-you’!2006, Patrick McCabe, Winterwood, Bloomsbury, published 2007, page 3

Forms of come-all-you

pluralcome-all-yous
alternative formcome-all-ye

Origin of come-all-you

From the common occurrence in such songs of an exhortation beginning "come all you".

Questions about come-all-you

What does come-all-you mean?
Come-all-you means a traditional folk or country song.
What part of speech is come-all-you?
Come-all-you is a noun.
What is the plural of come-all-you?
The plural of come-all-you is come-all-yous.

Words near come-all-you in the dictionary

  1. come with the turf
  2. come Yorkshire over
  3. come-all-ye
  4. come-all-ye's
  5. come-all-yes
  6. come-all-you
  7. come-all-yous
  8. come-along
  9. come-alongs
  10. come-and-cuddle-me
  11. come-and-I'll-kiss-you

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