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.

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Meanings

nounHawaiian time (uncountable)
  1. derogatoryslangsometimesuncountableA 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.
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