mandem
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Jamaican Creole man dem (“men”).
Noun
mandem pl (plural only)
- (MLE, MTE) group of men or boys; male friends
- 2015, “Shut Up”, performed by Stormzy:
- 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
- 2013, Polly Courtney, Feral Youth, page 169:
- She probably heard some hyped up version from the mandem but she don't know the truth. She ain't seen what I seen.
- 2013, David Childs, Britain since 1945: A Political History:
- […] reports suggest he may have had links to that group and allied north London gangs such as the Broadwater Farm Posse and Tottenham Mandem.
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Coordinate terms
- gyal dem (gyaldem, galdem, gal dem, ...)
Anagrams
- mad men, madmen
Latin
Verb
mandem
- first-person singular present active subjunctive of mandō
Portuguese
Verb
mandem
- inflection of mandar:
- third-person plural present subjunctive
- third-person plural imperative