What the hell is de Pon or Pon De???

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Seen other answer re Rihanna and Mattafix, pon de seems kinda spanish, cant get de pon though. are these phrases related at all.

2006-10-27 07:59:06 · 2 answers · asked by mamenco 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages

It's Jamaican slang, pon = Upon
di = the

Upon the river

Pon de river

2006-10-27 08:13:16 · answer #1 · answered by Jazz 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋

de Pon and/or Pon De are both FRENCH...
(example: Pon de la "something in French" marche` con le` vu)

2006-10-27 08:03:28 · answer #2 · answered by curious moper 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋