Local Hawaiian Pidgin English Notepad
Designed in Hawaii
5in x 7in, 60 sheets
- A'Ole - means no, never, not at all.
- All Buss - means beat up or destroyed and can be used in reference to humans or things.
- Babooze - refers to someone who does something really dumb or screws up.
- Brah - is short for brother, friend, or associate. Similar to the term "bro".
- Buggah Is Pau - means this pesky task is done.
- Bumbai - means later, in time, or never.
- Chicken Skin - is what you call goosebumps and is used to express excitement.
- Cockroach - means to steal or sneak away with someone's property.
- Da Kine - means 'the kind' and is a keystone pidgin phrase. It can replace nearly any word and you can use it in many different ways. For example, "we when to da kine but I forgot da kine in the dakine."
- False Crack - means to punch someone in the face.
- Fo' Real - can be used as an expression of alarm, agreement, or threat.
- Howzit - is a form of greeting someone. It means "how is everything?", can also mean "aloha".
- Humbug - means something that is a bother, a nuisance, or a hassle.
- No Aak - means don't give me your attitude, stop showing off.
- No Fo'Get - means you better not forget.
- No Make 'A' - means don't make "ass" or a complete fool of yourself.
- What?! - can be used in two different ways, one as a threat calling out someone to argue or fight, second as a start of a sentence asking a question.
- Whatevahs - is used to express indifference or lack of care.
- You One Smaht Buggah - means you are a really smart person.
