Crazyhorse0017, just thank God you were not a product of the LA City Schools or you would still be using crayons.
The reason that I asked about the word “maw-hay†is the fact that there is a Costa Rican slang word maje. The definition of the word maje depends upon context: where it is used and with whom.
More or less it means “dummy†and therefore can be understood as an insult. But if it is directed toward someone whom you hold dear it is a term of affection.
Think of it this way, if you are of a specific ethnicity (race) it may be socially permissible, in some circumstances, to refer to someone who is also of your same race, with a name that would be grossly insulting if uttered by someone outside the race and/or someone outside the close bonds of friendship and family.
If I use the word maje, for example, and I am very close to my sister-in-law or my cousin, calling her maje would be a term in endearment and friendship. Another example, let's say your best friend just bought you a two hour session with your favorita with guarantee for a BBBJ CIM +Swa lo. You may say, "you M**her phking A*shole." You really meatn to say is thanks man, I love you.
On the other hand, if someone not known to Joe Sh*t the Ragma were to call J. Sh*t the name "maje", such language may be grounds for an altercation, at the very least a urination contest between two Bannie Roosters.
Mae is another Costa Rican slang word which means more or less the same thing as “yo†(if you are from New York) or “hey dude†or simply "dude".
Notwithstanding, the word "dude" also has varied meanings depending upon whether it is used in a specific micro culture or the greater macro culture of Americana. For example, to a real cowboy being called a dude is a grave insult.
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