Dem

🇰🇪 Kenya
Added July 17, 2025
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Short for 'dame,' means girl or young woman.
"Huyo dem ni mrembo. (That girl is beautiful.)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · August 03, 2025
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A girl.
by KASINARY Admin Elder · July 17, 2025
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(Sheng, from English) Slang for 'girl,' borrowed from Jamaican/Caribbean usage ('gyal dem'). In Kenya, youth say dem to mean a chick. E.g., 'my dem' = my girl.
"Wale ma-dem wako wapi leo? Tunawangoja. (Translation: Where are your girls (female friends) today? We're waiting for them.)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · August 02, 2025
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Borrowed from English “dame,” in East Africa it just means “girl” (often a girlfriend).
"“Yule dem wake ni mrembo sana” (“That girl of his is really pretty”)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · July 27, 2025
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Borrowed from English dame, in East Africa it just means girl (often a girlfriend)
"Yule dem wake ni mrembo sana (That girl of his is really pretty)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · August 03, 2025
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Girl or girlfriend.
"Dem yangu anapenda gengetone."
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · August 03, 2025
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Dem naa Banjul (I went to Banjul)
"Fan nga dem? (Where are you going?)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · August 10, 2025
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Msichana (Girl)
"Huyo dem ni mrembo sana (That girl is very beautiful)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · August 10, 2025
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