"Bav dan minn" literally means "drooling in the noodles". This expression is usually used when two people are talking and a third person comes along and intrudes on the conversation with an (usually) off-topic opinion not knowing the details of the discussion. This person is then said to "bav dan minn".
Mauritian creole expression: Bav dan minn
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