dawg nyam dem suppa

Jamaican Creole

Etymology

Literally, "The dog will eat their dinner."

Proverb

dawg nyam dem suppa

  1. They are going to be up the creek without a paddle ; they are going to be in a world of trouble ; they are going to be in trouble.
    De yute dem too licky licky caz when dem sell dem vote, when unnu win dawg nyam dem suppa.
    These youth are too greedy. When they sell their votes and you win, they're going to be up the creek without a paddle.
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