Uke in Different languages

[pebbleInDaPacific]

Ok, so I was surfing through MGM's site on E-Bay and while I was on there, I did a search for UKE and among the many Ukulele items on sale, one was for a shirt with characters in Japanese which the seller says "UKE". Well, I was thinking, cool! and was thinking about buying it and wearing it when I make a video. My gut told me to check and make sure that this actually means what I thought it meant, especially in another language. Well, on Wikipedia, this is what it says when you search "UKE in Japanese"

Uke (manga); a manga/anime term for a submissive partner in a homosexual relationship.


So needless to say, I didn't buy the shirt. No offense to anyone, this is just an fyi.

 

[deach]

Can I have a link to that shirt? um, it's for a friend. yeah.

 

[seeso]

In Hawaiian, I think "ook" is slang for something other than ukulele. I think that's why you hear Aldrine pronounce it "yook," but pronounces ukulele, "oo kuh le le."

Can anyone tell me what "ook" is slang for?

 

[pebbleInDaPacific]

haha, here it is Deach.

search the item #: 400000630821

 

[deach]

This should be the deach shirt

 

[seeso]

Can I have a link to that shirt? um, it's for a friend. yeah.

I hope it's for me, you sexy beast.

 

[deach]

I hope it's for me, you sexy beast.

Oh you'll know!

 

[russ_buss]

This should be the deach shirt

i hart deach in more ways than one! meow!

 

[thejumpingflea]

Oh you'll know!

I'm surprised you'd actually wear a shirt.

Or do you just put it on so you can take it off?

 

[deach]

I'm surprised you'd actually wear a shirt.

Or do you just put it on so you can take it off?

So true........

 

[rayan]

Uke (manga); a manga/anime term for a submissive partner in a homosexual relationship.


So needless to say, I didn't buy the shirt. No offense to anyone, this is just an fyi.

in Japanese, uke is actually pronounced, "ooh Kay"

that is funny though

 

[Howlin Hobbit]

In Hawaiian, I think "ook" is slang for something other than ukulele. I think that's why you hear Aldrine pronounce it "yook," but pronounces ukulele, "oo kuh le le."

Can anyone tell me what "ook" is slang for?

There's lots of Hawaiian folk on this board who can correct me if I'm wrong, but according to the Hawaiian folk I know here in Seattle it's slang for bosoms.

They could just be yanking my chain, of course, and I wouldn't know the difference.

 

[sukie]

Can I just say I can't listen to Aldrine's "Red and Silky" anymore without the visual? I'm sure that's not quite the image he had when he wrote the song.

Sorry to go OT.

 

[rayan]

Can I just say I can't listen to Aldrine's "Red and Silky" anymore without the visual? I'm sure that's not quite the image he had when he wrote the song.

Sorry to go OT.

:biglaugh: That picture still gets me everytime.

 

[CenizaT&K-01]

:biglaugh: That picture still gets me everytime.

what in the heck have i missed...and why in god's name is he wearing that....

 

[Kanaka916]

Yea brah, deach is UU's sex symbol . . .

 

[deach]

what in the heck have i missed...and why in god's name is he wearing that....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JL4-Evsw8YY