"gyal dem" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Borrowed from Jamaican Creole gyal dem (“girls”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|jam|gyal dem||girls|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Jamaican Creole gyal dem (“girls”), {{bor+|en|jam|gyal dem|t=girls}} Borrowed from Jamaican Creole gyal dem (“girls”) Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} gyal dem pl (plural only)
  1. (MLE, MTE) group of girls or women Tags: Multicultural-London-English, plural, plural-only Synonyms: galdem, gyaldem

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