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"