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Dembo

The state of mind of loss, trying to find what you wanna do with ya life
Damn Bro I’m in dembo mode I don’t know what I wanna be 10 years from now
by 2peksy June 16, 2019
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Dembacile

A generic insult used to describe one who excessively repeats insults for lack of better ones. Derived from the Greek word 'Decymá', meaning "Redundancy".
A: You're a fool, and a peasant.
A: You're also a peasant
B: And you're a Dembacile.
by Hamehr November 24, 2013
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dembo24

A pussy ass faggot who is a furry, also sucks at video games and hockey
Dembo24 likes fat furrys with small cocks
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dembo nigga hours

a time of day between 1:30 pm to 2:15pm where niggas be with dembo
'hurry up, its dembo nigga hours
by mahnated chimbo June 1, 2018
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dembe

Dembe come over here and chug a beer
by Dembe Zuma January 17, 2021
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Dembalicious

That goal was Dembalicious.
by RuairiGravy March 23, 2012
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dembow

A rhythm or "beat" that defines virtually ALL reggaetón music. It is known for its 4-on-the-floor beat and bold intermediate snares that makes reggaetón music instantly recognizable.

The word dembow actually originated from a track called "Dem Bow," sung by Shabba Ranks and produced by Bobby Digital. The song featured the Poco Man Jam Riddim (which was based on a song by the same name produced by Steely and Clevie), which has the distinct beat that all reggaetón music is made of. Funnily enough, even though the rhythm itself was the same, the riddim itself rarely actually turns up in reggaetón music. Instead, another riddim called the Pounder Riddim, which was produced by Panamanian musician Dennis "The Menace" Thompson.

It had the same rhythmic sound as the Poco Man Jam Riddim but used different drum sounds and was intended for use with Nando Boom's "Ellos Benia." It was THIS riddim that has been sampled, recycled, chopped up, and reused over and over in almost all of reggaetón music to date. It could be argued that no other sample has been resampled more and has had such a lasting afterlife than the Pounder Riddim over 30 years later. Even if the riddim isn't directly resampled, reggaetón producers will almost always recreate the sound using similar drums and arrangements.
"Bailando sexy le doy el dembow, dembow!
Ella le encanta como le algo y le doy dembow, dembow!"

—Chorus to Wisin & Yandel's "Llamé pa' Verte"

Translates roughly to how a woman is dancing sexy and the singer gives her dembow (dembow meaning reggaetón music, the rhythm, beat, vibe, etc.)
by TheLumpyPumpkin September 17, 2022
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