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dem

pronounpeople

Object form of the pronoun they

Object form of 'they' used to refer to people or things already mentioned.

Example in use

Hae ye seen dem?

Pronunciation

Say it like this

/DEM/

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Origin & context

scotscurrentneutralalso: them

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