home
***
CD-ROM
|
disk
|
FTP
|
other
***
search
/
Compton's Multimedia Gol…ifornia & Hawaii Edition)
/
Compton's Multimedia Golf Guide - California & Hawaii Edition.iso
/
quicfact
/
glosword.hqf
< prev
next >
Wrap
Text File
|
1992-10-14
|
2KB
|
97 lines
GLOSSARY OF HAWAIIAN TERMS LIKELY TO BE HEARD ON A
GOLF COURSE^
^
Akamai^
-Savvy; catch on quick. On your second round at the same
course, you'll be a bit more akamai about the breaks.^
^
Aloha Ball^
-Gone; OB. If you're playing Mulligans, you play one
after hitting an Aloha Ball.^
^
Barefoot Golf^
-Just what it sounds like-no shoes golfing-a Hawaiian
specialty.^
^
Beach^
-Not Waikiki Beach, this term refers to sandtraps.
"Bring a towel and lotion?" is often the smarmy comment
of your fellow golfers to let you know your ball is on
the beach.^
^
Buzzard^
-Double bogey.^
^
Chop Suey^
-(Pidgin) All full; or all mixed up. "Sorry, we're chop
suey. No tee times available."^
^
Haole^
-White person from Mainland. If your golfing partner
says, "What?! Dumb, haole," after you laugh at his shank,
be prepared to defend yourself.^
^
Hard Luck^
-(Pidgin) As it sounds, this phrase is used when you
miss a putt or put a short chip into the sand trap.
"Hard luck, brah. Bring a towel and lotion?"^
^
Junk^
-(Pidgin) Lousy, bad. "I just hit a junk shot."^
^
Kamaaina^
-If you've lived in Hawaii for any amount of time,
you're considered kamaaina. On a golf course, you'll run
into this word in relation to green fees. Kamaaina rates
are always more favorable-get 'em if you can.^
^
Kane^
-Men.^
^
Kokua^
-Cooperation.^
^
Kona Wind^
-On the leeward side of an island, a Kona Wind is one
that blows the opposite direction from normal-from the
ocean to the mountains.^
^
Mahalo^
-Thank you.^
^
Makai^
-Toward the ocean.^
^
Mauka^
-Toward the mountains.^
^
Mista Blista^
-(Pidgin) A golfer who goes into the sandtraps so often,
he gets a "blista" from raking them. "Hey, Mista Blista,
you bring towel and lotion?"^
^
Mista Blista Sista^
-(Pidgin) A female golfer who does the same as Mista
Blista.^
^
Pau^
-Finished. "They're pau on the green, so it's safe for
us to hit."^
^
Pidgin^
-Local language. "He talk pidgin, brah!"^
^
Prevailing Tradewind^
-The normal direction of the wind: on the leeward side,
from the mountains to the ocean; on the windward side,
from the ocean to the mountains.^
^
Puka^
-Hole or divot. "Put the ball in the puka."^
^
Wahine^
-Women.^
^
Yips^
-Nervous. "He got the yips, brah. He can't sink putt."