2. (verb) to remain inactive in, frequent.
Hōngoingoi tonu mai ia ki te kāinga o tōna hungawai (W 1971:58). / She continued to frequent the home of her mother-in-law.
3. (modifier) inactive.
Nā te Ipurangi me ngā tākaro rorohiko kua puta ake he whakatupuranga hōngoingoi (PK 2008:129). / Because of the Internet and computer games an inactive generation has emerged.