gyal dem

noun

group of girls or women

OriginJamaican Creole gyal dem →
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Meanings

noungyal dem pl (plural only)

alternative galdem · alternative gyaldem

  1. Multicultural London Englishpluralplural onlygroup of girls or women

    […] I make the gyaldem sing for me

    2015, Stormzy, Been the Man

Origin

  1. Jamaican Creolegyal dem“girls”
  2. Englishgyal dem

Borrowed from Jamaican Creole gyal dem (“girls”).

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APA

gyal dem. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gyal%20dem

MLA

“gyal dem.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gyal%20dem. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gyal dem,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gyal%20dem.

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