da kine
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See also: dakine
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Hawaiian Pidgin English da (the definite article, from English the) + kine (used as an intensifier, to mean "type of", and many other purposes, from English kind).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
da kine (not comparable)
Noun[edit]
Usage notes[edit]
In HCE (Hawaiian Creole English), da kine is used generally to mean almost anything, particularly when referring to a thing whose name is not known or whose name does not come immediately to mind.
References[edit]
- da kine/da kind, in Dictionary of American Regional English: Introduction and A-C, By Frederic Gomes Cassidy, Joan Houston Hall, Contributor Frederic Gomes Cassidy, Edition 6, (Harvard University Press, 1985), →ISBN.
Anagrams[edit]
Hawaiian Creole[edit]
Adjective[edit]
Noun[edit]
- that thing, whatchamacallit, thingamajigger
- Try pass me da kine.
- Pass over the thingamajigger.
Usage notes[edit]
- Can be used to refer to any unspecified object or idea.