hūkokikoki
1. (verb) to wobble, move about irregularly.
Ina whānau mai te punua hōiho, kua hūkokikoki, taihoa kua kaha, kua oma (PK 2008:152). / When a foal is born it wobbles about, but after a time it becomes strong and runs.
Synonyms: tītakataka, tītaka
2. (modifier) easily upset, temperamental, touchy, sensitive, cranky.
He wahine tino panapana, tino hūkokikoki, ā, he wā anō, he matawhawhati te whanonga (TTR 1996:56). / She was a very emotional and temperamental woman and sometimes behaved unpredictably.
