kahunas
Island spiritual leaders
Kahunas is the plural of kahuna, a Hawaiian word for a priest, expert, or master of a craft.
In American slang, it appears mainly in big kahunas—important people or, more often, testicles as a symbol of courage: It takes big kahunas to say that to the boss.
The slang sense treats the word as interchangeable with balls.
Hawaiian multipurpose greeting
- leiFlower necklace
- hulaGestural Polynesian dance
- manaSupernatural indwelling power
- shamanIndigenous spiritual healer
healer · totem · ancestors · taboo · luau · poi · mahalo · ukulele
aloha
Hawaiian multipurpose greeting
shaman · healer · totem · ancestors · taboo · luau · poi · mahalo · ukulele · lanai
master
Authority or controller
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- guruRevered authority figure
- specialistExpert in one field
adept · wizard · maven · virtuoso · sage · mentor · boss · chief · leader · honcho
wave
Oscillating motion through medium
lineup · ocean · board · tide · current · wipeout · carve · leash · wetsuit · quiver
kahunaslaypeople
Those outside a profession
commoners · novices · uninitiated · outsiders · profane
kahunascowardice
Absence of bravery
timidity · gutlessness · spinelessness · wimps · cowards
kahunasnobodies
Unimportant, unknown persons
small fry · little guys · peons · underlings · minions
- big kahunaChief or leader