dem
pronunciation
How to pronounce dem in British English:
UK 
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US
Word Origin
- dem
- representing pronunciation of them in Jamaican speech, from 1868. As a minced form of damn, attested from late 14c.
Example
- 1. Nick clegg and other lib dem ministers share this analysis .
- 2. That personal view of mr clegg 's situation is echoed by local lib dem activists and councillors .
- 3. Apart from prospective students , the proposals will inflict the greatest discomfort on rank-and-file lib dem mps .
- 4. Cable used a speech to the lib dem spring conference yesterday to suggest unemployment could eventually reach 4 million .
- 5. Such a compromise would also ease some of the tensions between lib dem hawks and tory doves in the coalition .