English
dem
see also: Dem, DEM
Pronunciation Pronoun
  1. Nonstandard form of them#English|them.
Determiner
  1. Nonstandard form of them#English|them. (in the sense of "those")
    What are dem fings doing 'ere?
  2. (Caribbean, MLE, slang) (clitic, suffix) A group of.
    • 2009, Dizzee Rascal, Chillin' Wiv Da Man Dem,
      Chillin' wiv da man dem
      Jammin' wiv da man dem
      It's all good in the hood wiv da man dem
    • 2010, Plan B, Stay Too Long,
      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.
Noun

dem (plural dems)

  1. Clipping of demonstration#English|demonstration.
Dem
Pronunciation Noun

dem (plural dems)

  1. (US politics) Clipping of Democrat#English|Democrat.
DEM
Noun
  1. (orthophotography) Initialism of digital#English|digital elevation#English|elevation model#English|model.


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