mandem

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Jamaican Creole man dem (men). Equivalent to man + them.

Noun

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mandem pl (plural only)

  1. (MLE, MTE) A group of men or boys; male friends or fellow gang members.
    Coordinate term: gyal dem
    • 2011, “Chyna”, in How I Escaped a Girl Gang: Rolling in a London Girl Gang:
      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.
    • 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.
    • 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
    • 2023, “Sprinter”, performed by Central Cee x Dave:
      The mandem too inconsiderate, five-star hotel, smokin' cigarette / Mixin' codeine up with the Phenergan

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Galician

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Verb

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mandem

  1. (reintegrationist norm) inflection of mandar:
    1. third-person plural present subjunctive
    2. third-person plural imperative

Latin

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Verb

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mandem

  1. first-person singular present active subjunctive of mandō

Portuguese

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Verb

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mandem

  1. inflection of mandar:
    1. third-person plural present subjunctive
    2. third-person plural imperative