kōioio
1. (verb) to be obstinate, stubborn, pigheaded.
Kaua mā te tokoiti te tokomaha e whakapōrearea, e pāengaenga engari ia me kimi he ara e kore ai te kōioio e kōioio! (HM 12:2). / It's not for the minority to pester and tease the majority but a way should be sought whereby the obstinate will cease to be obstinate.
Synonyms: taringa pākura, kakī mārō, tohetohe, turi, ngana, makiki, whakatete, whakatohe, whātuturi, hoi, kōroiroi, pukutohe, pūkeke, houkeke, upoko mārō, papamārō, hōkeke, whakatuturi, mōtohe, pake, taumārō, pukutohetohe, whakaturi
2. (noun) stubbornness, obstinacy, pigheadedness.
Ka hoki tonu aku mihi ki aku kaiwhakaako e kaha nei ahakoa takeo ai i ētahi wā i te kōroiroi, i te kōioio tonu mai o ngā ākonga, ko te nuinga ia inā kē noa atu te pai (HM 3/1998:5). / My thanks go to my energetic teachers, who despite sometimes being fed up with the unwillingness and stubbornness of the students, were mostly outstanding.
3. (noun) obstinate person, stubborn person.
Kaua mā te tokoiti te tokomaha e whakapōrearea, e pāengaenga engari ia me kimi he ara e kore ai te kōioio e kōioio! (HM 2/1999). / It's not for the minority to pester and tease the majority but a way should be sought whereby the obstinate will cease to be obstinate.
Synonyms: upoko mārō
