Polynesian Pop Pidgin English

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N naugatiki Tiki Socialite Port Angeles, Wa Joined: Jan 02, 2004 Posts: 882	N naugatiki Posted posted on Thu, Dec 31, 2009 4:01 PM 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
TK Tiki Kaimuki Grand Member (4 years) OAKLAND, baby Joined: Sep 25, 2006 Posts: 835	TK Tiki Kaimuki Posted posted on Thu, Dec 31, 2009 4:36 PM 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.
S SuperEight Member Palo Alto Joined: Oct 16, 2004 Posts: 270	S SuperEight Posted posted on Thu, Dec 31, 2009 10:01 PM Check out the Suck em Up shirt on this thread: http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=27546&forum=5&hilite=suck%20Em%20Up
M Mongoloid Member Long Beach Joined: Apr 25, 2008 Posts: 590	M Mongoloid Posted posted on Fri, Jan 1, 2010 3:43 AM This books sums it up! http://www.amazon.com/Pidgin-da-Max-Douglas-Simonson/dp/093584841X
B bigbrotiki Tiki Socialite Tiki Island, above the Silverlake Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 11621	B bigbrotiki Posted posted on Fri, Jan 1, 2010 1:05 PM 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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