To severely injure yourself (especially knees or ankles) in a way that might possibly require surgery while participating in sports such as basketball, football or parkour.
Many basketball fans, particularly in Memphis love to ridicule Zion Williamson for the injuries and weight issues that caused him to miss a significant number of games but fail to mention how high flying Ja is one dunk away from tearing dem shits up himself just like in the 2022 playoffs.
by He-ro October 24, 2022
Get the Tearing dem shits upmug. Jamaican dialect
Used as a susbtitute for the subject pronoun (non-standard) or the Demonstrative pronoun those.
Much like the object pronoun me replaces "I" informally.
It used as a plural marker in some cases but, not always and is used most times when it's replaceable with the subject pronoun they.
Eg.
Me speak whole heap of languages them. (Incorrect)
Me speak whole heap of languages. (Only correct version).
The tires them (dem) in the shed outta front. (Correct non-standard)
The tires, they're in the shed out front. (Correct standard)
Who yah going out with later?
Me friends them (dem). (Short reply exception)
What you going to do later?
Wash me clothes them (dem) (short reply exception)
Used as a susbtitute for the subject pronoun (non-standard) or the Demonstrative pronoun those.
Much like the object pronoun me replaces "I" informally.
It used as a plural marker in some cases but, not always and is used most times when it's replaceable with the subject pronoun they.
Eg.
Me speak whole heap of languages them. (Incorrect)
Me speak whole heap of languages. (Only correct version).
The tires them (dem) in the shed outta front. (Correct non-standard)
The tires, they're in the shed out front. (Correct standard)
Who yah going out with later?
Me friends them (dem). (Short reply exception)
What you going to do later?
Wash me clothes them (dem) (short reply exception)
Them (dem) love jerk chicken you see. (Patois)
They love jerk chicken, you see. (Standard J'can)
The cows (them) dem over deh need feeding. (Not Patois pluralisation)
'Em cows over there need feeding. (Ebonics)
The cows, they're over there. They need feeding. (Standard J'Can)
The mother them (dem) who not coming lemme know. (Patois pluralisation the mothers, those who aren't coming let me know )
'Em mothers who aint coming lemme know. (Ebonics)
Those mothers who aren't coming let me know. (Standard J'can)
They love jerk chicken, you see. (Standard J'can)
The cows (them) dem over deh need feeding. (Not Patois pluralisation)
'Em cows over there need feeding. (Ebonics)
The cows, they're over there. They need feeding. (Standard J'Can)
The mother them (dem) who not coming lemme know. (Patois pluralisation the mothers, those who aren't coming let me know )
'Em mothers who aint coming lemme know. (Ebonics)
Those mothers who aren't coming let me know. (Standard J'can)
by Tropical Rythms December 11, 2021
Get the Them (dem)mug. Person 1: What's up foe
Person 2: What's bracking nigga
Person 1: Nun foe
Person 2: Aye who that over there *grips his chrome glock with a gold extended clip and a engraving of his grandmother's name*
Person 1: Chill foe that's just some Nigga dem
Person 2: But do you know them?
Person 1: Yea foe, they cool
Person 2: ight nigga *proceeds to hit blunt*
Person 2: What's bracking nigga
Person 1: Nun foe
Person 2: Aye who that over there *grips his chrome glock with a gold extended clip and a engraving of his grandmother's name*
Person 1: Chill foe that's just some Nigga dem
Person 2: But do you know them?
Person 1: Yea foe, they cool
Person 2: ight nigga *proceeds to hit blunt*
by YRGkami January 20, 2021
Get the Nigga demmug. by bonjour.bissh March 15, 2021
Get the man demmug. by silver_pen~ December 21, 2020
Get the catch dem z’smug. When you try to shoot a basketball and your not that good, or someone gets in front of you and trips you up, or maybe if your like me,Riley Walker from Yulee Florida and you can trip over ABSOLUTLY NOTHING.
by Riley Walker November 7, 2018
Get the broke dem anklesmug. 