Kanak attack
/kah-NAK attack/
The food coma after a big local meal.
That moment after you eat two plate lunches and a loco moco and all you can do is lie on the couch. The sleep hits you hard. That's kanak attack. "Kanaka" is the Hawaiian word for person/native Hawaiian, so "kanak attack" is essentially "the local's nap."
Examples
- Ho, had one kanak attack after the lūʻau.
- Stay kanak attack mode.
Origin
Hawaiian
Alternate spellings
Ho kanak
food hawaiian-root