English

Alternative forms

• da kind
• da'kine
• dakine

Adjective

da kine ‎(not comparable)

1. good, best

Noun

da kine ‎(uncountable)

1. (Hawaii, slang) that; it; that thing.
2. (Hawaii, slang) the kind of thing we're discussing (a shibboleth)

Usage notes

In HCE (Hawaiian Creole English), da kine is used generally to mean almost anything, particularly when referring to a thing whose name is not known or whose name does not come immediately to mind.

References

• da kine/da kind, in Dictionary of American Regional English: Introduction and A-C, By Frederic Gomes Cassidy, Joan Houston Hall, Contributor Frederic Gomes Cassidy, Edition 6, (Harvard University Press, 1985), ISBN 9780674205116.