puss in a bag
English
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edit- (Jamaica) A pig in a poke.
Jamaican Creole
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editLiterally, "a cat in the sack."
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- cat in the sack, pig in a poke
- You just get ketch my yute. you go buy puss in a bag.
- You sure got fooled, my boy. You bought a pig in a poke.
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