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on foenem grave en · ADP

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.

Meanings

  1. (qualifier:African-American Vernacular; Chicago; African-American Vernacular; Chicago, slang) 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.
    • And I put dat on foenem grave.
    • On foenem grave I ain’t capping.