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dem en · DET

(alt-of, nonstandard) Nonstandard form of them, in the sense of "those".
alt of in the sense of
alt of them
- What are dem fings doing ’ere?
(Caribbean, Jamaica, Multicultural-London-English, slang) (clitic, suffix) A group of.
- Love tenderness is what the woman dem want 1956, “Give Her Love”, performed by Chin’s Calypso Sextet:
- 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. 2010, Plan B, Stay Too Long:
- Chillin' wiv da man dem Jammin' wiv da man dem It's all good in the hood wiv da man dem 2009, Dizzee Rascal, Chillin' Wiv Da Man Dem:

(alt-of, nonstandard) Nonstandard form of them.
alt 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. 2007 February 25, Sia Michel, “Stephen Marley in Tallahassee, M.I.A. in India and Klaxons on Fire”, in New York Times: