habut

Hawaiian Pidgin word for "grumpy" or "bad mood".

It comes from the Hiroshima Japanese word "habuteru", which has the same meaning.

Kawika: I nevah meant fo da kine to happen. No be so habut. (I never meant for that to happen. Don't be so grumpy.)
Jerry: You tink I habut? You like scrap?! (You think I'm grumpy? Do you want to fight?!)
Kawika: See? You habut!

by suzukihmj October 01, 2020

habut

A word used in Hawaii meaning “grumpy” or “angry”.

It comes from the Japanese word “habuteru”.

“Brah, I’m so habut! You don’t even know cuz!”

by greenglobe February 12, 2021