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Polynesian Pop Pidgin English

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Most of these words are dead in local Hawaiian pidgin dialect but use to thrive in vintage tourist traps and sometimes still do. Any other words or phrases come to mind?





Shaka

Well if a big fella comes up to you and says, "Wot, like beef?" he's not offering you a teriyaki beef bowl.
"Suck 'em up" is still a classic and never out of style. My dad said it at my wedding.

M

How about this record!:

It has a cool label:

And on the back a nice article on the origin of pidgin:

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