Hawaiian Pidgin word for "grumpy" or "bad mood".
It comes from the Hiroshima Japanese word "habuteru", which has the same meaning.
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!
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
by greenglobe February 13, 2021