Meaning
A copycat — someone who blindly imitates whatever others do or wear without thinking for themselves. It comes straight from the proverb 'falla-fashion monkey never drink good soup', which warns that mindless imitation brings you to grief, since the copying monkey, aping others without sense, ends up worse off. A pointed criticism in a culture that prizes individuality, the phrase mocks the trend-chaser and the mimic, the one with no mind of their own who simply follows whatever is popular into folly.
Examples
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She buy it just because har friend buy it; real falla-fashion monkey.
She bought it just because her friend did; a real copycat.
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Nuh be a falla-fashion monkey — tink fi yuhself.
Don't be a copycat — think for yourself.
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Falla-fashion monkey never drink good soup.
The one who blindly imitates never gets the good outcome (only trouble).
Origin
'Falla-fashion' means to follow the fashion, i.e. to imitate; the monkey — famed for copying — stands for the mindless imitator. From the fuller proverb 'falla-fashion monkey never drink good soup'.
How it’s used
A mildly mocking term for someone who imitates others without independent thought.