Dem

/dɛm/ det, name, noun, pron, slang

det, name, noun, pron, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Clipping of Democrat. US, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
  2. 2
    Initialism of digital elevation model. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism

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

  3. 3
    Initialism of diethyl malonate. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  4. 4
    Initialism of digital experience monitoring. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Pronoun
  1. 1
    Nonstandard form of them. alt-of, nonstandard

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

Determiner
  1. 1
    Nonstandard form of them, in the sense of "those". alt-of, nonstandard

    "What are dem fings doing ’ere?"

  2. 2
    (clitic, suffix) A group of. Caribbean, Jamaica, Multicultural-London-English, slang

    "Love tenderness is what the woman dem want"

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Abbreviation of Democratic Party. US, abbreviation, alt-of

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"When I come back to the country [who knows if this virus will leave us a respite or attack us again], ask me again to continue my translation into Kabyle of the French text that I already wrote on couscous; and that I titled "Awer ifuṛ, awer yeṛdem". No doubt I will use your lexical text wisely so that every Kabyle, woman and man, is proud of it. So, please don't forget!"

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