English
mandem
Mandem comes from Jamaican Creole man dem ‘men’.
- Jamaican Creolemodernman dem‘men’
- Englishearliest quotation 2011mandem
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Jamaican Creolemodernman dem‘men’
- Englishearliest quotation 2011mandem
Earliest quotation: 2011, Chyna: “The mandem all used to go round there and…”
Every English word from Jamaican Creole man dem
Today it means
noun A group of men or boys; male friends or fellow gang members.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Jamaican Creole man dem / mandem