Maki die dead
/MAH-kee die DEAD/
Dead. Really, really dead. Triple emphasis.
"Make" in Hawaiian means dead. Pidgin piles on — maki (make), die, dead. Same meaning repeated in three languages for effect. When something is maki die dead, there's no coming back.
Examples
- Da battery stay maki die dead.
- His phone stay make.
Origin
Hawaiian
Alternate spellings
Make (dead)
hawaiian-root descriptive