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Held up. Being stopped and questioned by the police.
Yo man! Da po-lice got them niggas hemmied up in the alley.
hemmied by Gino October 1, 2003
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the hemmies 

A commonly used term in Southern Louisiana to describe or name a real ass group of friends who have been around for a while.
Yeah the hemmies and I are going later, you coming?
the hemmies by BSausage February 21, 2021

Hemmed Up 

To be arrested or jumped. Any thing that may hold you up. An inconvenience may be refered to as a Hem Up.
Also to fix the hemline on the bottom of a dress or pair of pants. Shortenting a dress or pair of pants.
"Man, I got hemmed up last night, and pigs took the sack I just got!"
"These suckas hemmed me up and jacked my wallet and gold chain."
"Sorry I couldn't make it last night, I got all hemmed up at work, and didnt get out of there till midnight."
Hemmed Up by JGSR April 22, 2006

hemmed up 

IN BRIEF: Caught, caught up, cornered, held up, trapped, etc.
They got my homey hemmed up and they all around
Ain't none of them seeing if they going straight pound for pound
I gotta come up real quick before they start to clown
I best pull out my strap and lay them busters down

NATE DOGG, from the song "Regulate" with Warren G.
i got so hammied last night that i had to get my stomach pumped
hammied by imhammied March 5, 2009
to enclose or confine, held up, caught up, cornered, and or detained
My friend doesn’t know what hemmed means; when I said, “ you don’t want to get hemmed up by the po po!”
Hemmed by Trolly007 June 29, 2019