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nai nai (nigh-NIGH)

sometimes: nainai, nigh nigh, nai-nai

Slang Night night; time to go to bed or sleep.

"I so tired, like go nai nai"

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ʻOpae Ula (OH-pie OO-lah)

sometimes: opae ula, ʻōpae ʻula, opaeula, ʻopaeula

Noun Tiny red brackish-water shrimp (Halocaridina rubra) endemic to Hawaii, typically found in anchialine pools where fresh and salt water mix.

"We goin catch ʻopae in da stream latah, you like come?"

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minors (MY-nors)

sometimes: minor, minahs

Slang No problem; don't worry about it; it's a small issue.

"Minors, no worry"

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day old poi (DAY-old-POY)

sometimes: day-old poi, thick like day old poi

Noun Poi that has fermented for a day, becoming slightly sour and thicker in consistency.

"Eh, no try explain um to Manny, dat guy head thick like day old poi."

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all salty (ahl-SAHL-tee)

sometimes: auu salty, salty

Slang Irritated, frustrated, bothered, or holding a grudge.

"Ho brah, why you stay all salty?"

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wen (WEN)

sometimes: when, went

Grammar A past tense marker placed before a verb to indicate an action that has already happened.

"Ho brah, I wen eat one tub of ice cream one crack!"

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