Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

on foenem grave

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: on -foen-em -grave
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

With all honesty and earnestness; with placement of a claim’s validity upon the honor of one’s deceased kith and kin; on God; I swear.

Slang

Example Sentences

"And I put dat on foenem grave."
"On foenem grave I ain’t capping."

Etymology

Contraction of folks + and + them. Suffix –’nem (a contraction of "and them") is appended to a noun to denote a collective group, family, or close associates. Colloquialized pronunciation of folks ’n’ ’em simplified to folk-nem and foe-nem.

Usage

Slang

Questions

What does on foenem grave mean?: With all honesty and earnestness; with placement of a claim’s validity upon the honor of one’s deceased kith and kin; on God; I swear.
Where does on foenem grave come from?: Contraction of folks + and + them. Suffix –’nem (a contraction of "and them") is appended to a noun to denote a collective group, family, or close associates. Colloquialized pronunciation of folks ’n’ ’em simplified to folk-nem and foe-nem.

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