dem

/dɛm/

noun 4det 2pron 1name 1

Collocations

ADJ.

all, good, natty

Those dem good shoes lasted me five years without falling apart.

VERB + DEM

go, tell

I'm going to tell dem about the meeting tomorrow morning.

DEM + NOUN

da, dreadlocks, ere, fings, it's, wiv

I told him to stop messin with dem dreadlocks before he goes out.

pron

Nonstandard form of them.

Go tell dem natty dreadlocks no wear handcuff,” advises Damian Marley, his guest star and younger brother, who accuses the officers of jealousy.

det

Nonstandard form of them, in the sense of "those".

What are dem fings doing ’ere?

(clitic, suffix) A group of.

Love tenderness is what the woman dem want

Chillin' wiv da man dem Jammin' wiv da man dem It's all good in the hood wiv da man dem

noun

Clipping of Democrat.

Go tell dem natty dreadlocks no wear handcuff,” advises Damian Marley, his guest star and younger brother, who accuses the officers of jealousy.

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What are dem fings doing ’ere?

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Love tenderness is what the woman dem want

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Chillin' wiv da man dem Jammin' wiv da man dem It's all good in the hood wiv da man dem

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The DEMs and reference data used here are a mix of different vertical reference systems: […]

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i Register

In some senses, dem is marked as slang, US. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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