Akamai
/AH-kah-my/
Smart. Clever. Sharp.
Hawaiian for intelligent or clever. You call someone akamai if they're quick-thinking, street-smart, or good with their hands. It's a compliment. Also the name of a major tech company (Akamai Technologies was founded by MIT guys who picked the Hawaiian word intentionally).
Examples
- She so akamai with da computers.
- Eh, you gotta be akamai around here.
- So akamai, dat kid.
Origin
Hawaiian
Alternate spellings
So akamai
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