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puka
[ poo-kuh ]
noun
- a small white shell found on Pacific, especially Hawaiian, beaches and strung in clusters to make necklaces.
puka
/ ˈːɑː /
noun
- another name for broadleaf
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of puka1
First recorded in 1970–75; of uncertain origin
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of puka1
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The general sense of the episode is that Tijuana is where bad things happen to innocent white kids who wear puka shell necklaces.
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“The players will fill the ‘puka’ of the heart, he said, using a Hawaiian word for “hole.”
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Each episode brought a new drama that, without fail, led to Ryan punching the puka shell necklace off a dude’s neck.
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Howard Smith, who served in Hawaii before he retired from the Army, came bearing traditional puka shell necklaces to give to Mr. Bishop and his wife.
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The puka shell necklace would have made a strong statement with the green jacket.
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