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karihika

1. (modifier) lewd, immoral, crude, erotic, sexy, pornographic.

He whetū nui a Pareārau, he wahine karihika, he wahine tīweka (W 1971:101). / Jupiter is a large heavenly body, an immoral female, a woman who strays.

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Synonyms: tīweka


2. (noun) copulation, sexual union.


3. (noun) pornography.


4. (noun) slut, prostitute, whore.

I pukuriri a ia i runga i te karanga he karihika a ia (Ng 1993:435). / She was angry at being called a slut (Ng 1993:435).

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Synonyms: kairau, kaikairau, kaimahi kairau

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