grind

n. food, foodstuffs. Also v., to eat. Subjects: Hawaii, English, Food & Drink

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Citations: 1993 [(Remy Hiramoto] Usenet: alt.culture.hawaii (June 29) “Re: Polynesian Culture Center”: It’s the people that make Hawaii what it is, without them it’s just another tropical island with beautiful beachs, clean water, fresh air, and mean grinds (hey, that’s not that bad!). 1998 Steve Dixon Hawaiian Voyages of the Ono Jimmy (Dec. 1) p. 108: You can add lots of other vegetables to the pan for a one-pan meal if you like. Enjoy! Plenty ono grinds, brah! (very delicious eating, friend!) 2001 Paul Theroux Hotel Honolulu (May 9) p. 209: Good grinds.…Kinda hard for me. These grinds made by my peers. They got expertise! 2003 Christopher Moore Fluke (June 1) p. 91 @ (June 1, 2004): “I go for to sleep now. You need more grinds?” “No. Thanks for the banana.” 2003 Shirkey Wade Honolulu Advertiser (Hawaii) (Nov. 28) “Hawaiian Style” p. 3: It’s the Mainland students who make the jaunt with them across the street from campus to grind at Aloha Kitchen. 2004 John Flinn San Francisco Chronicle (California) (Mar. 21) “Your own private Oahu” p. D1: “Grind” is Hawaiian for “eat.” 2005 Mark Haskell Smith Delicious (Apr. 10) p. 15: Lets’ go into town, get somethin’ fo’ breakfast.…Dere’s gotta be someplace fo’ grind near day freeway. 2005 The Junction (Aug.19) “What’d Ya Have For Dinner?”: My local Hawaiian grind has a new bakery vendor so the choice for this week is a slice of mocha double tower choc/caramel cake and Hawaiian style Tiramisu. 2005 Joe Eaton Berkeley Daily Planet (California) (Dec. 2) “A Taste of Hawaii Right Here in Berkeley”: Even without the nostalgia or the rum drinks, Hawaiian grinds (to borrow a Localism) can be deeply satisfying.

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