DEFINITION: “Try Chance it. Give it a try. Do it “
EX PIDGIN: “Look da cliff ova dea cuz! We go jump off ‘em, chance ‘em lik dat? We go!!”
The way we initiate a fight….lol
PRONOUNCED: “KAAH-PU”
DEFINITION: “Hawaiian word. Translation: Forbidden/Sacred. This word is seen on sign’s along Hawai’i at sacred local spots.”
EX PIDGIN: “This mango is Kapu! If you take you going be ugly forevah!”
PRONOUNCED: “Pow-HAH-nah”
DEFINITION: “Finish work. Done with work. Off to drink.”
EX PIDGIN: “Cheehu! Pau Hana fo da day. Pass da green bottles. No werk till Munday.”
EX ENGLISH: “Hip hip HOORAY! I am all done with work. I do not return to work until Monday.”
PRONOUNCED: “Put Inside.”
DEFINITION: “To put inside. Sexual Intercourse possibly. Also, a term used for surfing.”
EX PIDGIN: “Ho! Cheeck out dat Wahine ova dea drinking watah. Brah dawg, i like puinsai.”
EX ENGLISH: “My, my. Their is a fine looking lady over there by the swings. I will more surely love to get with that.
It’s a “Hawai’i” lifestyle.
For Example: Don’t write “Malama Da ‘Aina” on walls or benches because that’s is nothing near to Malama DA ‘Aina. LOLO Head’s.
It’s A Hawai’i Thing.
PRONOUNCED: “SSkuh-rrrr-aap”
DEFINITION: “When two or more people come together to throw fist at one another and have some sort of altercation which leads to fighting.”
EX PIDGIN: Wat brah! Heerd u was runnin’ yo mout an talkin’ crap! Lyke scrap? We GO!
EX ENGLISH: Um hello! People were saying you was opening your mouth and saying lies. Do you want me to hit you. Do you?
PIDGIN OVER PROPER ANY DAY.
PRONOUNCED: “Grr-eyen-ZZZuh”
DEFINITION: Grind’s is a slang/pidgin term for Delicious Food. Not the type where you bumping and “grinding” on someone while dancing or doing whatever freaky thing. Also, not something where you “Grinding” down the skate ramp.
EX PIDGIN: You like come ova or wot tonight? My maddah wen cook choke grinds das why!
EX ENGLISH: My mother asked if you wanted to come over tonight for dinner. She made many delicious food.
PRONOUNCED: “Ear-raah-zzzz”
DEFINITION: Irrahz = Irritating; Annoying; UGH.
EX PIDGIN: “HO see dat gurl ova dea?? Yeaa da one walking all ta-dan-da-dan, she so fricken irrahz! I like punch her face.
EX VALLEY GIRL ENGLISH: “Like omg…do you like see like that girl like over there? She is like so like annoying, like yeah!”
