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"