2. (loan) (noun) hardcase, comic.
He hātakēhi te hoa tāne a Whaea Cath (TWK 59). / Auntie Cath’s husband is a hardcase.
2. (noun) elbow, funny bone.
whakakata
1. (verb) to amuse, make laugh.
He pai ēnei kōrero hei whakakata i te tangata (TP 6/1906:3). / These stories are good to make people laugh.
Synonyms: whakakatakata, whakahohehohe
2. (modifier) funny, humorous.
Kua waihotia e te Pākehā hei pūtake kōrero whakakata, hei pepeha māna te hungarei, te hungawai, te matua hūngoi rānei (TTT 1/3/1924:13). / The mother-in-law, or spouse's mother, is a source of jokes and sayings bequeathed by the Pākehā.
3. (noun) humour, wit, joking.
Ko te āhua o tana whakakata i te tangata me te whiu noa i te kōrero anō nei he kore noa iho ngā tino tohu o roto i ana kōrero arataki tūruhi (TTR 1998:30). / The nature of her humour and constant stream of throw-away remarks were a feature of her commentary in guiding the tourists.
Synonyms: whakatara, whakahangareka, kārikarika
whakakatakata
1. (verb) to amuse, make laugh.
Ko te nuinga o ngā kōrero paki a te Māori, tuatahi, ko tōna āhuatanga he kōrero ngahau. Hei whakangahau i te tangata, hei whakakatakata i te tangata, hei whakakotahi i te tangata, hei whakatau i te tangata, ā, ka mutu, hei whakaataata i te whakawhanaungatanga kei waenganui i a rātau (HM 3/1997:3). / The majority of Māori yarns are, firstly, for enjoyment; to entertain, to amuse, to unite and to put people at ease and to reflect the relationship amongst them.
Synonyms: whakakata, whakahohehohe
2. (modifier) funny, humorous.
He tangata whakakatakata, tinihanga hoki te āhua o Wī Whitu (TTR 2000:246). / Wī Whitu was a humorous man with a sense of devilment.
3. (noun) humour, wit.
Ki tōna nei whakaaro, i tua atu i te mahi whai i te mātauranga, ko te mahi ake anō mā ngā kura he whakahauhau i ngā tikanga o te māhaki, o te whakakatakata, o te manaaki, o te hūmārika, o te āwhina, o te whakawhirinaki me te ngākau pono hoki (TTR 2000:24). / In his opinion, in addition to fostering scholarship, the primary task of schools was to encourage humility, humour, kindness, forbearance, helpfulness, trust and loyalty.
2. (modifier) saucy, funny, jocular, humorous, jesting.
He tangata tino rahi (inā kē te nui o te tupu), āta haere noa (he pāngia nōna e te mate huka), he reo kaha, he wairua nēnene (TTR 1996:43). / He was a very big man (an exceedingly large build), walked quite slowly (because of the onset of diabetes), had a strong voice and sense of humour.
Synonyms: hangareka, whakanene, whakahangareka, kārikarika
hangareka
1. (verb) (-tia) to jest, make fun, joke about, kid, deceive.
I whakatūria he whakakitenga mō te haka me te poi: tērā tētehi haka hangareka, ko te 'Kiki te Poa' te ingoa, he haka i paingia e te wairua whakahuka, kaitaua hoki o taua wā (TTR 1996:126). / Exhibitions of haka and poi were held: one comic dance was 'Kiki te Poa' (Kick the Boer), appealed to the jingoistic spirit of the times (DNZB 1996:380).
Synonyms: kārikarika, whakanene, whakatara, hangarau, whakatara
2. (modifier) jesting, funny, joking about, kidding, satirical, mocking.
Pukukata ana te hunga mātakitaki i te āhua o tā rātou waiata hangareka (RMR 2017). / The audience laughed uproariously at the nature of their satirical song.
Synonyms: whakanene, nēnene, whakahangareka, kārikarika, whakarōriki, whakatakē, pūhohe, tāwai, whakaparahako
2. (noun) humour, comedy.
3. (noun) comedian, humorist, comic, clown, joker.
Ko te mahi a ngā pukuhohe he whakakatakata i te hunga mātakitaki. / The task of a comedian is to make the audience laugh.
whakahangareka
kata [ō] niho
1. trust you to laugh, I knew you'd find that funny, amusing.
E kōrero ana tētahi mō tētahi raruraru iti i pā ki a ia, ā, ka kata mai tana hoa, kua pai te kī atu a te tangata tuatahi, 'Ka kata ō niho!' (HJ 2017:25). / When someone is talking about a minor problem she had and her friend laughs, it's fine for the first person to say, 'I knew you'd find that funny!'
