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ʻōlepolepo

/ ʻō.lepo.lepo / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

vs., Somewhat dirty, murky, sullied; to sully. Figuratively, to offend.

  • Examples:
    • A kāhiko nohoʻi nā makaʻāinana i ʻole e ʻōlepolepo nā maka o ke aliʻi ke nānā mai (Kep. 165), the commoners were dressed up so as not to offend the eyes of the chiefs who might look upon them.
    • ʻŌlepolepo ka ʻōpū, the stomach is out of order, needs cleansing.

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O-LE-PO-LE-PO

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

adj. See LEPO. Out of order, as the bowels.

Olepolepo (o-lē'-po-lē'-po), adj.

/ o-lē'-po-lē'-po / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

Defiled with dirt; out of order, as the bowels.

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