Heng-pan-nail

[heng-pon-nayl]

Definition

Untidy or visually unappealing.

Example Sentences

Patois:
Galang! Yuh favor heng pan nail gyal!
English:
Get away! You don't look good girl!

Patois:
Don't lef yuh yard fava heng-pan-nail.
English:
Don't leave your house looking untidy.

Usage Tip

Idiom describing a person or situation left in a untidy or delapidated state, or looking homely.

Patois Synonym: untidy
English Synonym: untidy; sloppy; unkempt

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