dem
Not valid in Scrabble
It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
- Scrabble points
- 6
- Words With Friends
- 7
- Letters
- 3
/dɛm/
Definition of dem
8 senses · 4 parts of speech
pron
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(alt-of, nonstandard)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.”
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pron
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(alt-of, nonstandard)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
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(alt-of, nonstandard)Nonstandard form of them, in the sense of "those".
“What are dem fings doing ’ere?”
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(Caribbean, Jamaica, Multicultural-London-English, slang)(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”
“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
- (US, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping)Clipping of Democrat.
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(abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism)Initialism of digital elevation model.
“The DEMs and reference data used here are a mix of different vertical reference systems: […]”
- (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable)Initialism of diethyl malonate.
- (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable)Initialism of digital experience monitoring.
name
- (US, abbreviation, alt-of)Abbreviation of Democratic Party.
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