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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