Pilau

/pee-LAU/

Stinky. Rotten. Nasty.

Hawaiian for foul-smelling or rotten. Used for bad smells (a pilau trash bin), but also extended to describe dirty behavior or a crude joke.

Examples

  • Dat fish stay pilau.
  • A you so pilau. (You're so gross.)
  • Too much of them stay pilau.

Origin

Hawaiian

Alternate spellings

Hauna pilau

descriptive hawaiian-root

Related phrases

Akamai

Smart. Clever. Sharp.

Hauna

Stinky. Foul-smelling.

Kapakahi

Crooked. Lopsided. Uneven.

Kapulu

Sloppy. Careless. Done without effort.

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