on foenem grave

prepositional phrase

With all honesty and earnestness; with placement of a claim’s validity upon the honor of one’s deceased kith and kin; on God; I swear.

“And I put dat on foenem grave.”

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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. slangAfrican-American Vernacular; Chicago; African-American Vernacular; ChicagoWith all honesty and earnestness; with placement of a claim’s validity upon the honor of one’s deceased kith and kin; on God; I swear.

    And I put dat on foenem grave.

    1 more example

    On foenem grave I ain’t capping.

Origin

Contraction of folks + and + them. Suffix –’nem (a contraction of "and them") is appended to a noun to denote a collective group, family, or close associates. Colloquialized pronunciation of folks ’n’ ’em simplified to folk-nem and foe-nem.

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APA

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

MLA

“on foenem grave.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20foenem%20grave. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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

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