dawg nyam har suppa

Jamaican Creole

Etymology

Literally, "The dog will eat her dinner."

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɑːɡ ˈɲam ˈɑːɹ ˈsʌpa/

Proverb

dawg nyam har suppa

  1. She'll be up the creek without a paddle ; She'll be in a world of trouble ; She'll be in trouble.
    Mi not even noe har but dawg nyam har suppa caw my family dem nuh ramp.
    I don't even know her but all I can say is that she's in a world of trouble, because my relatives are dangerous people.
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