mandem
mandem noun: a group of men or boys; male friends or fellow gang members.
Noun
mandem pl (plural only)
- A group of men or boys; male friends or fellow gang members.
- The mandem all used to go round there and get head off her, the sister blowing the man line by line while her brother shotted downstairs in the stairwell.2011, “Chyna”, in How I Escaped a Girl Gang: Rolling in a London Girl Gang
- 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, Polly Courtney, Feral Youth, page 169
Examples of mandem in a sentence
- […] reports suggest he may have had links to that group and allied north London gangs such as the Broadwater Farm Posse and Tottenham Mandem.2013, David Childs, Britain since 1945: A Political History:
- The mandem too inconsiderate, five-star hotel, smokin' cigarette / Mixin' codeine up with the Phenergan2023, “Sprinter”, performed by Central Cee x Dave:
Origin of mandem
Borrowed from Jamaican Creole man dem (“men”). Equivalent to man + them.
Questions about mandem
- What does mandem mean?
- Mandem means a group of men or boys; male friends or fellow gang members.
- How do you use mandem in a sentence?
- […] reports suggest he may have had links to that group and allied north London gangs such as the Broadwater Farm Posse and Tottenham Mandem.
- What part of speech is mandem?
- Mandem is a noun.
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