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ALL BUS' UP

(awl bus UP), adjective (variant of slang English “all busted up”)

1. Irreparably destroyed.

Example:

Cuz, you heard about Manu? Pua ting, his sista wen’ loan his new board to her boyfriend and da t’ing came back ALL BUS’ UP.

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2. Inebriated in the extreme.

Example:

Eh, no bodda Dad! Last night’s wedding had open bar, and he got ALL BUS’ UP.

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3. Suffering consequences of hardship, adversity, or physical punishment.

Examples:

a. Eh, you seen Kaui lately? Ever since Kepa wen’ move to da Mainland she stay ALL BUS’ UP.

b. Ho man, Kimo got ALL BUS’ UP when dey played Kahuku last night.

Submitted by Irene from Waipiʻo Gentry, Oʻahu (Submit yo' own)

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ALL BUS' UP

1. Used in reference to something in disrepair.

2. Beat up, broken, bad shape.

Examples:

a. I found one cherry car on the app but then I wen go spock ‘um fo’ real and da buggah was all bus’up.

b. I ordered it online but something wen happen wen they shippied ‘um ‘cause wen I opened da package was all bus’ up inside.

Submitted by Jason from Hilo, Hawaiʻi (Submit yo' own)

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ALL BUS' UP

1. The things do not work.

Examples:

a. Da kine radio ALL BUS’ UP and no stay work anymo afta da baggah stay kick um by mistake and da sista try play um afta dat, so wateva you stay do fo fix um going geeve you beeg stack mahalos.

b. I stay ALL BUS’ UP afta da lickens I went get and now my opu stay all molepo and no can spack nobudy wid my soa eyes, so lata I going beef um again when I get mo betta den da buggah at pilau fighting.


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2. The things work in a negative way.

Examples:

a. Shoots, da tita stay ALL BUS’ UP afta da blala stay go bananas in da kine ba wid da papule wahines.

b. You like go if da watchamacallit buggah neva baleve us kumpas when we go tell da wahines we stay ALL BUS’ UP about da ada ting dat stay happen.

Submitted by Frank from Kailua, Oʻahu (Submit yo' own)

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