Rooted in the Haitian Creole term "Patnais/Patne" as well as "Mandem" from Jamaican/Carribean Patois, Patnem is a slang word to designate a friend or acquaintance from the same area or youth "group".
"BROO PATNEM JUST GOT THEM FAKE FERRAGAMO BELTS THRU THE MAIL LETS FINESSE THE WHITE KIDS ON WESTMOUNT"
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Anglo MTL term to refer to an individual who's generally out of the loop, goofy, or just wack.
Person 1: "bro that nigga got caught stealing from the dep by the afghan owner n he cried when they said they'd call the cops"
Person 2: "what a GOOBER LMFAOO"