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What y'all been into?
Meaning
- A warm, neighborly way to ask what friends or family members have been doing lately. It implies a sense of community and genuine interest.
Friendly, curious
Used in a sentence
- Long time no see, what y'all been into?
- I haven't seen you since the picnic. What y'all been into?
- It is good to catch up. What y'all been into lately?
The backstory
This is a standard contraction of 'you all' paired with the colloquial 'been into,' meaning involved with or up to. It is deep-rooted in the Southern American habit of checking in on one's neighbors.
Heard in
The South
Vibe check