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- [dem]
- /dɛm/
- /dem/
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- [dem]
- /dɛm/
Definitions of dem word
- noun dem a member of the Democratic Party. 1
- noun dem the Dems, the Democratic Party. 1
- noun dem Nonstandard spelling of them. 1
- pronoun dem Nonstandard form of them. 0
- determiner dem Nonstandard form of them. (in the sense of "those"). 0
- determiner dem (Slang) (Carribean, MLE) (clitic, postfix) A group of. 0
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Origin of dem
First appearance:
before 1830 One of the 36% newest English words
1830-40, Americanism; shortening of Democrat ( def 3a )
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Dem
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
dem popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
dem usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with dem
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- where dem tits go?
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- gangsta boo where dem dollas at?
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- where dem girls at lyrics?
- where dem hoes at?
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- how do you like dem apples?
- where dem dollas at?
- where dem dollars at?
- how you like dem apples?