\'em

[uhm] Origin

'em

[uhm]
pronoun Informal.
them: Put 'em down there.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English hem, Old English heom, dative and accusative plural of he1
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'em is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
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'em (əm)
 
pron
an informal variant of them

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'em
M.E., now taken as an abbreviation of them, but originally a form of hem, dative and accusative of the third person plural pronoun.
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