da kine

adj, noun — 3 senses

da kine

adj

/dɑˈkaɪn/

Etymology From Hawaiian Creole da (the definite article, from English the) + kine (used as an intensifier, to mean "type of", and many other purposes, from English kind).

1

Good, best.

da kine

noun

Etymology From Hawaiian Creole da (the definite article, from English the) + kine (used as an intensifier, to mean "type of", and many other purposes, from English kind).

1

Hawaii That; it; that thing.

2

Hawaii The kind of thing we're discussing.

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