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da kine

Dialect

Meaning
That thing / whatchamacallit (universal placeholder).
Type
Dialect Word
Used in
Hawaii

What does “da kine” mean

Hawaiian Pidgin (Hawaii Creole English) catch-all noun, verb, adjective. Used when the speaker assumes the listener knows what is meant. Extremely productive.

Where it's used

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