Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mandem

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.47 in modern English

Syllables: man-dem
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A group of men or boys; male friends or fellow gang members.

Example Sentences

"The mandem all used to go round there and get head off her, the sister blowing the man line by line while her brother shotted downstairs in the stairwell."
"She probably heard some hyped up version from the mandem but she don't know the truth. She ain't seen what I seen."
"[…] reports suggest he may have had links to that group and allied north London gangs such as the Broadwater Farm Posse and Tottenham Mandem."
"But you see my man over there with the pouch Dare one of you man try get loud All of my mandem move so foul"
"The mandem too inconsiderate, five-star hotel, smokin' cigarette / Mixin' codeine up with the Phenergan"

Etymology

Borrowed from Jamaican Creole man dem (“men”). Equivalent to man + them.

Frequently Paired Words

gyal dem

Questions

What does mandem mean?: A group of men or boys; male friends or fellow gang members.
Where does mandem come from?: Borrowed from Jamaican Creole man dem (“men”). Equivalent to man + them.

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