akamai (ah-KAH-my)
Adjective Smart, clever, intelligent, or sharp-witted.
"She stay akamai, always get da kine good grades."
bumbai (bum-BYE)
sometimes: bumbye, bambai, bum by, bam bai
Slang Later, eventually, or in the future.
"Bettah do your homework bumbai you no graduate."
dog luck (DAWG-luk)
sometimes: dog-luck, dogluck
Idiom Extremely lucky; having unexpected or unearned good fortune.
"You get dog luck today"
testing waters (TES-ting WAH-tahs)
sometimes: testing the waters, test waters
Idiom Putting a vehicle or item up for sale just to see what kind of offers it gets, without being fully committed to selling it.
"I not really selling my Tacoma, just testing waters to see if anybody going offer me one crazy price."
uku (OO-koo)
sometimes: ʻuku, uku piles
Noun The blue-green snapper (Aprion virescens), a popular and delicious bottom fish caught in Hawaiian waters.
"Brah, wat you wen catch today? Plenny uku!"
fo real (foh-REEL)
sometimes: for real, fo' real, foreal
Slang For real; seriously; truthfully.
"Fo real? No way!"