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on foenem grave

on foenem grave prepositional phrase: 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.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (slang, African-American Vernacular, Chicago) 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.

Origin of on foenem grave

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.

Questions about on foenem grave

What does on foenem grave mean?
On foenem grave means 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.
What part of speech is on foenem grave?
On foenem grave is a prepositional phrase.

Words near on foenem grave in the dictionary

  1. on fire
  2. on firecall
  3. on first-name basis
  4. on first-name terms
  5. on fleek
  6. on foenem grave
  7. on foot
  8. on form
  9. on fours
  10. on G
  11. on God

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