Sun Tzu

I lived in Hawaii for three years. I made alot of good friends while I was there, but it took me a while to learn the "local slang" its called Pidgin. Kind of like "Yaw'll"= you guys. Heres a small glossary of Pidgin. If know of other slangs please add.



ALL BUS’ UP (all bus UP) Destroyed: “Juniors face was all bus up from da fight!”

ANY KINE (ENNY kine) Anything: Haole- “She’ll say anything to get her way.”
“ She tell any kine fo’ get her way.”

BEEF Fight. ‘You want beef Bra!?”

BREAK: Wave action

BUMMAHS (BUM ahz) Expression of disappointment or regret.

COASTING (KOAS teen): Not busy, what you do on the weekends

DA: The

DA KINE (da KINE): The keystone of pidgin. You can use it anywhere, anytime, anyhow.

DAT: That

DEM: Them

EVERYTIME: All the time; always Haole- “He’s always making a fool of himself”
Pidgin- “He go make ass everytime”

FOR (FOAH) To. Haole-“I was only trying to get to know you”
Pidgin”Ah was on’y tryeen fo’ touch uo’ body”

GARANS (GAYR unz) Guaranteed, for sure.

GRIND (GRINE) To eat

GRINDS (GRINES) Food.

HAAAH? Apology for not hearing, like saying excuse me

HAOLE (HOW lee) Caucasian or someone who acts like one

I OWE YOU MONEY O” WAT? “How come your staring at me”

JUNK: Lousy, terrible

KAY DEN (KAY den) “Okay then!”

LAYDAHS (LAY duz) See you later

LIKE BEEF? An invitation to go fight

MAHALO (ma HA lo) Thank you

MAHU (MA hoo) Homosexuals, Guys that like dressing drag

MINORS (MY nuz) No big thing

MO” (mo) More

NO CAN (no CAN) cant

OF: Never use it, anytime you think you should use “of; don’t

ONE: a Haole- “Do you have a car?”
Pidgin-“ You get one cah?”

YEAH? You can put “yeah in just about anywhere the rhythm feels right.
“So I thought mebbe I take you fo grinds yeah?”

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