English
gyal dem
Gyal dem comes from Jamaican Creole gyal dem ‘girls’.
- Jamaican Creolemoderngyal dem‘girls’
- Englishearliest quotation 2015same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Jamaican Creolemoderngyal dem‘girls’
- Englishearliest quotation 2015same form
Earliest quotation: 2015, Stormzy: “[…] I make the gyaldem sing for me”.
Every English word from Jamaican Creole gyal dem
Today it means
noun group of girls or women
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Jamaican Creole gyal dem / gyal dem