we's
We are — or we is — mashed into one quick syllable.
Also called weez, we is.
Updated September 24, 2026
we's pronunciation
/WEEZ/
Meaning
Spoken Southern and Appalachian contraction of we are / we is. We's headed to town. We's been rentin' that place. Sounds like weez when said fast. Same family as you'uns and they's — little words that stick together in porch talk. Not a spelling lesson; it's how the mouth runs when nobody's grading papers.
How folks use it
- “We's headed down to the creek after supper.”
- “We's been waitin' on that rain all week.”
Origin and etymology
Contraction of we plus is/are in nonstandard Southern and Appalachian English, where subject-verb agreement often flattens (we is, they was). Upper Appalachia speakers note we'z in connected speech. Related to the wider rural pattern of leveling be forms rather than keeping textbook we are.
Frequently asked questions
Is we's the same as we're?
Close enough in meaning. We're is the schoolbook contraction. We's is how a lot of rural Southern mouths actually say it.