(09-13-2024, 12:23 AM)EndtheMadnessNow Wrote: When I lived in Hawaii I picked up the word "brah" and became part of my daily vocabulary. When I moved back to the mainland and made new friends they asked why do you always call me brah, dude. LOL! Over time I got several of them saying it and eventually it became normal in our little circle. Girlfriends & wives didn't care for it.I've always wanted to visit Hawaii. Not sure it's the same place as it used to be though. Not with all the tourism takeover.
Over time it eventually faded out of my brah, bro, bruh, dude speak.
Brah is a shortened form of the Hawaiian pidgin language "braddah" which means brother, cousin or good male friend.
"Get off the internet and get a life brah."
Which reminds me of one of my favorite Hawaiin words.
"Kook"
As in, "the locals will beat the **** out of any kook who drops in on their wave."
"Haole" is another good one. "One who doesn't belong."
They live.
We sleep.
We sleep.