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    Patwa headword

    Soup

    /SOOP/

    NounVerb
    Gloss
    "Flattery"
    Definition
    False flattery or hyping someone up just to get something from them.
    Example
    "Nuh give mi nuh soup."
    Origin
    Metaphor.

    As an informal term, Soup is one you'll likely come across in real Jamaican speech. Try the Jamaican Patois translator to see it in a sentence, or head back to the lexicon index for more words like it.