1. (interjection) really! is that a fact! no way! - an exclamation of amazement or surprise. Sometimes also used to indicate disbelief.
(Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 106; Te Pihinga Audio Tapes/CDs (Ed. 2): exercise 40;)
Kua panaia a Te Rauhina i te whare wānanga. I nei! / Te Rauhine has been expelled from the university. Really!
Synonyms: engari mō tēnā, i nei, āta koia, e kī (e kī)
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