horihori
1. (verb) to speak falsely, mistake, misjudge.
Kei roto tonu ahau i te kohu e whakapōhēhētia ana e aua iwi kawenga mātauranga nui, kia tino mōhio ai ahau ko wai e horihori ana (TP 10/1903:7). / I am still in the dark being misinformed by those people conveying important information but I will really know who is lying.
Synonyms: hori, pōkaku, pōhauhau, hē, hapa, pōhēhē, hēnga, hēanga
2. (modifier) false, untrue, phoney, synthetic, artificial.
He tohu kūare tēnei, he hua nō te whakaaro horihori (TP 1/5/1901:1). / This is uninformed advice, a result of incorrect opinion.
3. (noun) falsehood, lie.
E kī ana ngā kaiwhakahaere a Mahuta, he horihori (TP 10/1903:7). / Mahuta's administrators are saying that it is a lie.
Synonyms: tīpapa, kōrero teka, kōrero parau, hori, pūkei, kēā, takoto, hāwatewate, pūkai, paraparau, patu taringa, rūpahu, papahu, tahupera, rūkahu, whakateka, teka, tito, tipatipa
