it means you swear to something. You agree with something or someone. (also known as "on that")
When your friends ask you to meet her later at a bar you say "on dat"!
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A term used when nothing else is needed to be said.
Teacher: You got an F on your midterm.
You: Dats dat.
Parent: We found weed in your closet. Your grounded for the summer.
You: Dats dat.
Parent: Dats dat.
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Shorter version of that (cuz the internet is fucking lazy)
hey, can you pass me dat thing?
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Originally from the expression dat ass, in which the targeted female derriere is said to induce an emotional response of amazement and/or attraction.
The same principle applies, except the 'ass' is replaced by whatever object is source of the impression. Plural version can also be used ("dem ...", see Example 3).
Can also be used in a sarcastic way with respect to the above utilization. (See Example 4, 5)
Example 1:
"Hey man, have you seen this awesome dancer?"
"Oh wow, dat skill."
Example 2:
Friends watching Starcraft 2 streams:
"Dat micro"
Example 3:
When a new movie/video game is released with insane graphics:
"dat CG" or "dat graphics" or "dem graphics" (plural version)
Example 4:
Dota2/LoL context, when referring to a hero as being terrible/bad:
"dat <hero name here>"
Example 5:
When watching two snails racing against each other:
"dat speed"
Example 6:
Big boobs are being displayed.
"dem boobies"
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that
person 1- How was dat party that last dogg?
person 2- dat shit was off da hook
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Derived from THAT.
Commonly used by those who are either too lazy to add the fourth letter, or teen homeboys and teenybopper girls who think that it 'iz totali awzum to speel inkorectly'. These people commonly listen to bastardised punk and 'NU Metal'
Man, dat Good Charlotte is totalli awzum!
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