Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dem

/dɛm/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.88 in modern English

Syllables: dem
IPA: /dɛm/

6

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

pron

Nonstandard form of them.

det

Nonstandard form of them, in the sense of "those".

det

(clitic, suffix) A group of.

Slang

noun

Clipping of Democrat.

American usage

noun

Initialism of digital elevation model.

Countable

noun

Initialism of diethyl malonate.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of digital experience monitoring.

Countable; Uncountable

name

Abbreviation of Democratic Party.

American usage

Example Sentences

"Go tell dem natty dreadlocks no wear handcuff,” advises Damian Marley, his guest star and younger brother, who accuses the officers of jealousy."
"What are dem fings doing ’ere?"
"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."
"The DEMs and reference data used here are a mix of different vertical reference systems: […]"

Usage

Inflected Forms

Dems (plural)

Derived Forms

Demmie

Phrases

gyal dem

Frequently Paired Words

Rep Lib

Rhymes With

them em stem gem condemn chem bdsm rem prem ahem sem hem

Questions

How do you pronounce dem?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɛm/.
What does dem mean?: Nonstandard form of them.

How to pronounce dem

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