(Adj.)
Contraction formed from the
words 'he is the
man'.
Originally derived from a mural (graffiti) painted (in the late 70's) on a wall in
Australia . The mural depicted the face of a young Jesus like character and the
words 'he
de mann'.
It has been argued that the words underneath the mural do not refer to Jesus but to the name of the actual artist; hence, the funny spelling of the words.
Furthermore, it has been argued that the actual picture is not a Jesus representation but a self portrait.
Currently the word hedeman (or hedemann) it is not used in a
Christian context but to indicate that a particular person is exceptionally good in a particular field, sport, etc.
There has been instances in which the first four letters of the word have been used to denote the excellence of something or someone (regardless the person's sex); for example, hedecar, hedeboy, hededog, hedegirl, etc.
