dem
det/dɛm/
1
Nonstandard Nonstandard form of them, in the sense of "those".
- What are dem fings doing ’ere?
2
Caribbean, Jamaica, Multicultural London English, Slang (clitic, suffix) A group of.
- Love tenderness is what the woman dem want1956, “Give Her Love”, performed by Chin’s Calypso Sextet:
- Chillin' wiv da man dem Jammin' wiv da man dem It's all good in the hood wiv da man dem2009, Dizzee Rascal, Chillin' Wiv Da Man Dem:
1 more example
- I’ve got my peeps dem with me shouting pull up your socks, Cos we just broke the law and now we're running from cops.2010, Plan B, Stay Too Long:
- Derived terms
- gyal dem