Hauna

/HOW-nah/

Stinky. Foul-smelling.

Hawaiian for stench. If something hauna, it smells bad. Similar to pilau but often used for body odor or fish that's turned.

Examples

  • Ho da hauna.
  • Dat boy hauna.
  • Hauna pilau. (Super stinky.)

Origin

Hawaiian

Alternate spellings

Haboot

hawaiian-root descriptive

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