Eh, you! Howzit, ‘cuz! Dis one section where you can learn some pidgin. If you don’t
know what it is, it’s some sort of a language or slang dat’s spoken here in Hawaii. If you
like learn some of it, go ahead and check ‘em out. Enjoy!
AKAMAI (ah KAH mai): wise, clever.
AMPING: When you yelling at someone; telling ‘em off.
ANO AI (ah no EYE): Hawaiian word for ‘Have a nice day!’
‘ASS RIGHT: That’s right; you are correct.
BACHI (BAH chee): Japanese curse. ‘What goes around, comes around.’
BAMBUCHA (bam BOO cha): Big
BOLO HEAD: No hair, bald.
BOTO: A male’s private part.
BROKE THE MOUTH: This is said when you've tasted something good.
BUMBYE: Later on.
BUSS’ ‘UM OUT: Take ‘em out; share wid me, ladat!
BUSS’ UP: Broken; screwed up; messed up.
CHOKE: Plenty; a lot.
CHOKE CARS: Lots of cars; traffic.
CRUISIN’: Going out; having fun; doing whatever you want.
DA KINE LADAT: Another way of saying ‘The kind like that.’
DIRTY LICK'NS: Spankings.
DOO DOO: It’s when you’re doing #2 in the toilet.
EH!: Another way of saying ‘Hey!’
EH, BRAH!: ‘Excuse me, sir.’
EH, DA KINE: Another way of saying ‘Hey, the kind.’
ERKING/IRKING: Irritating.
FA’AFETAI (fa ah fay TIE): Samoan word for ‘Thank You.’
FA’AMOLEMOLE (fa ah mo lay MO lay): Samoan word for ‘Please.’
FALSE CRACK: Punch. (Ex: “You like one false crack?!?!”)
FLIP: Filipino person.
FOB: Fresh Off the Boat.
FO' WHAT?: For what?; How Come?
FUT: Fart; passing wind; passing gas.
GALA GALAS: Mucus from yo’ throat. Also GALAS.
GARANS: Guarantee.
GEFF ‘UM?: Get it?
GOING GO: Future tense of GOING.
GRIND: Go eat until you satisfied.
HALA! (ha LAAAHHH): Shame, shame, shame, on you.
HAOLE (HOW lee): Foreigner, applied generally to Caucasians.
HAPA HAOLE: Product of interracial meeting.
HAUNA PILAU: Smell so hella bad dat you can’t even describe it.
HIGH WATERS: Short pants or long shorts.
HO!: Exclamation used before any emotional statement. (Ex: “Ho! So nice da car!”)
HOWZIT?: How are you?; How's it going?
INDAI (een DIE): Sweetheart from Waipahu.
I SHAME: ‘I’m shy.’
KAPU: Forbidden.
‘KAY FINE DEN: ‘Alright already!’
KEIKI (KAY kee): Kid; child.
KINE: Another way of saying ‘Kind.’
LADAT: Another way of saying ‘Like that.’
LIKE BEEF?!: ‘You like fight?!?!’
LILIBIT: Another way of saying ‘Little bit.’
LONG TIME NO SEE: ‘It’s been a long while since I’ve seen you.’
LOSE ‘EM: Another way of saying that you lost someone or something.
MAHU (mah HOO): A guy dat’s gay or acts like one. ‘Kumsy Kumsa.’
