Laid???

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When you step off the plane in hawaii is it being laid layed? what is it?

Clive · Accepted Answer

Hi,

There is no English verb for it.

'Lei' is a noun. In iInformal English, you could just say She was lei'd.

Best wishes, Clive

RayH · Answer

Just a word of caution here for those who are using AmE (I can't speak for BrE or other flavors of the language). The expression "I got leid in Hawaii" and variations is often used as a http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_entendre by people who travel to Hawaii and those who know such people. If you use it deliberately all is fine, but if you use it without knowing what your listener will likely hear you may find yourself in an awkward situation. Of course, it only works as a double entendre in relation to travel to Hawaii since that's the only place where leis are common.

To understand the double entendre see this definition of "laid" at the Urban Dictionary and note that "laid" and "leid" are pronounced identically:
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=laid

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