Interesting thread. Since my family is scattered all over the U.S., I enjoy making fun of whatever quirky slang they use when we get together.
Here are some words and phrases that are local to Hawaii...
Stink eye – also known as evil eye, a confrontational/angry glare
Talking stink – also known as talking smack, or gossiping about an individual
Bumbye – eventually, when we get around to it, someday
Choke – a lot, many
Grind – to eat voraciously, Grinds refers to food
Onolicious – really yummy & delicious
Junk – no good, rotten, lousy (used a lot)
No can – impossible, not feasible
Kay den – alright
Try – please
Lolo – crazy, insane or also stupid, idiotic
The mainland – used most commonly in reference to the contiguous U.S.
Slippers – we do not use this term to refer to fuzzy bedroom slippers, but rather what others call thongs, zoris, flip-flops, etc.
We call carbonated beverages soda.
Those are some off the top of my head.
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