"them's" meaning in English

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Contraction

IPA: /ðɛms/ [US]
Head templates: {{head|en|contraction|head=}} them's, {{en-cont}} them's
  1. Contraction of them is: those are. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction Alternative form of: them is (extra: those are) Derived forms: them's fightin' words, them's the breaks, them's the facts
    Sense id: en-them's-en-contraction-BtubD36p Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for them's meaning in English (0.9kB)

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