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Hawaiian time

Hawaiian time noun: a notional system of time which others sometimes derogatorily ascribe to Hawaiians, and which they sometimes jocularly ascribe to themselves, to account for their supposed tendency to be leisurely, not rigorous about scheduling, and often tardy.

Noun

Hawaiian time (uncountable)

  1. (derogatory, slang, sometimes) A notional system of time which others sometimes derogatorily ascribe to Hawaiians, and which they sometimes jocularly ascribe to themselves, to account for their supposed tendency to be leisurely, not rigorous about scheduling, and often tardy.

Questions about Hawaiian time

What does Hawaiian time mean?
Hawaiian time means a notional system of time which others sometimes derogatorily ascribe to Hawaiians, and which they sometimes jocularly ascribe to themselves, to account for their supposed tendency to be leisurely, not rigorous about scheduling, and often tardy.
What part of speech is Hawaiian time?
Hawaiian time is a noun.

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