kaioraora
1. (verb) to be threatening, cursing, menacing.
Kei roto te hanga tautoko e pakipaki ana, e umere ana, kei waho te hanga mautohe e kaioraora ana (PK 2008:73). / The supporters were inside clapping and applauding, while outside the protestors were acting menacingly.
Synonyms: whakahakahaka, pōrukuruku
2. (noun) song of derision, cursing song, venting haka, abusive song - an abusive or belittling song of hatred.
Ka titongia e Topeora te kaioraora mō ngā rangatira o Ngāti Pou (TTR 1990:360). / Topeora composed a cursing song, about the chiefs of Ngāti Pou.
