mandem

English

Etymology

From Caribbean creole, equivalent to man +‎ them.

Noun

1. (UK, MLE) men or boys; male friends
   • 2015, Stormzy, Shut Up

     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

   • 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.

Coordinate terms

• gyal dem (gyaldem, galdem, gal dem, ...)

Anagrams

• mad men, madmen

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Latin

Verb

(deprecated template usage) mandem

1. first-person singular present active subjunctive of mandō

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Portuguese

Verb

mandem

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