8 definitions by Jimmy Hapa

1.A Chinese surname.
2. Sometimes ignorantly used to describe someone who is or looks Asian.

A word used by locals in Hawaii. Means "butt."

Word used as a sort of ethnic slur in Hawaii to describe a Chinese person. Pronounced paw-kay. May also be used to describe a person who is stingy with his or her money.

How the addictive tile game mahjong is spelled in pinyin and pronounced in Mandarin Chinese.

Word used in Hawaii that refers to one's childhood. Derived from the Japanese word "hana", meaning 'nose', and the English word "butter", which in spoken in Hawaiian pidgin can sound like 'bata.' So Hanabata Days are the "nose butter" days, or the days when we had runny noses. Can also spelled Hanabuddah Days.

Word used in Hawaii that refers to one's childhood. Derived from the Japanese word "hana", meaning 'nose', and the English word "butter", which in spoken in Hawaiian pidgin can sound like 'buddah.' So Hanabata Days are the "nose butter" days, or the days when we had runny noses. Can also spelled Hanabata Days.

Term locals in Hawaii use to greet each other. The equivalent of the haole greeting "how are you?"