![]() ![]() There are lots of turtles in the bay out here, but they are healthy, not choking on anything! A Few Mo’ Da Kine Technically Katonk means Asian, but now kinda refers to anyone with black hair who hasn’t integrated and probably wears closed-toe shoes…Īfter that, Carrie asked, “What’s with the choke turtles?” She Googled choking turtles and couldn’t find anything. “Are they choking on pollution?” Choke means get plenny kine. ![]() She asked me what it means when people say, “Shoots” or “Shoots den!” She thought it had a negative connotation, like “darn” or “shoot.”Ĭarrie: “Would you like to get your flu shot today?”Ĭarrie is then wondering, “Is that a yes or a no?” Shoots / Shoots Den means yes, go for it now! No problem!Ĭarrie is what you’d call a Katonk someone who looks local but is just off the boat. Local products on the shirt “Local Boy Poi” for Kahala, designed by Anna Severson (for real) I told her, “Oh nah! Try read my blogs, sistah!” ( 20 Easy Ways to Speak Mo’ Bettah Pidgin Today and the follow-up Try Wait: 13 More Tips on How to Speak Mo’ Bettah Pidgin.) She was born on the Mainland and is Asian-American…she looks local, yet she doesn’t understand pidgin one bit. My friend Carrie just moved here from the East Coast and landed a nursing job at Maui Memorial. Hawaii Shoots Den: How to Speak Mo’ Bettah Pidgin, Part Tree ![]()
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