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
