kutukutu ahi
1. (verb) to make meaningless talk, rave, talk nonsense.
Anei e whai ake nei ētahi kōrero hei whakapati i te hunga whai mai i tā mātou e kutukutu ahi nei! Arā, ko ngā kōrero a Pou Tēmara mō te pūnaha ringapoto a Te Pēhi (HM 1/1993). / Here follows an account to titillate the people who follow our raving! That is, Pou Tēmara's account about Best's shorthand system.
Synonyms: ngutungutu ahi, tīhāhā, rūtā
2. (noun) delirium, raving, nonsense, meaningless talk, drivel, gibberish, waffle.
I ētahi wā i a au e pānui ana i ngā tuhituhinga reo Māori a tētahi o aku akonga, tē aro i a au āna kōrero, he kutukutu ahi. / Sometimes when I'm reading the writings in Māori of one of my students I have no idea what she's saying, it's nonsense.
Synonyms: ngutungutu ahi, kohe
3. (noun) incessant grumbling, harping on a subject.
Kāti te kutukutu ahi mo ōku hē (Ng 1993:196). / Stop harping on about my faults.
