Jamaican dialect
Used as a susbtitute for the subject pronoun (non-standard) or the Demonstrative pronoun those.
Much like the object pronoun me replaces "I" informally.
It used as a plural marker in some cases but, not always and is used most times when it's replaceable with the subject pronoun they.
Eg.
Me speak whole heap of languages them. (Incorrect)
Me speak whole heap of languages. (Only correct version).
The tires them (dem) in the shed outta front. (Correct non-standard)
The tires, they're in the shed out front. (Correct standard)
Who yah going out with later?
Me friends them (dem). (Short reply exception)
What you going to do later?
Wash me clothes them (dem) (short reply exception)
Them (dem) love jerk chicken you see. (Patois)
They love jerk chicken, you see. (Standard J'can)
The cows (them) dem over deh need feeding. (Not Patois pluralisation)
'Em cows over there need feeding. (Ebonics)
The cows, they're over there. They need feeding. (Standard J'Can)
The mother them (dem) who not coming lemme know. (Patois pluralisation the mothers, those who aren't coming let me know )
'Em mothers who aint coming lemme know. (Ebonics)
Those mothers who aren't coming let me know. (Standard J'can)
A deragatory roast that usually implies you have low grades.and you need to higher them typically used by very studious people aswell
Pull up them grades let’s go yes sirrr.
Disorder in which you are above elliot in any physical mental or other way possible. This is un over rideable by any other disorder or cause
Gabe-"I love you"
Elliot-"I love you more"
Gabe "you can't cause i have 'elliot stinks so I beat them syndrome '"
Disorder in which you are physically above elliot in any and every situation no matter the reason or cause
Gabe- "i love you"
Elliot- "I love you more"
Gabe- "no you don't because I have 'Elliot stinks so I beat them syndrome'"
that's the way things turn out (used to express resigned acceptance of a situation).
"I feel for Munro because he fought valiantly, but them's the breaks"
I can't just stop sending them guns.
Hym "Stop sending them guns? They need to pay for those! That shit isn't free! Are YOU doing to pay for guns!? They need to pay for those! SOMEONE needs to pay for those! What do you think is going to happen there? We stop sending them guns... You take over... And then NO ONE pays for the guns!? Nonononononono... SOMEBODY needs to pay for those! I don't care WHAT needs to happen for me to get that fucking money but somebody needs to get that shit in my fucking treasury! I need that fucking money!
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