Meanings
nounfoenem (uncountable)
- slanguncountableAfrican-American VernacularFriends and family; kith and kin.
Origin
Likely a dialectal contraction of "folk and them."
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APA
foenem. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foenem
MLA
“foenem.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foenem. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “foenem,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foenem.
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