pitore
1. (verb) to make an insulting gesture by exposing the female private parts.
Ka pitore atu te kuia ki te tangata whakahīhī. / The elderly woman made an insulting gesture to the arrogant man by exposing her genitals.
Ka pitore atu au i taku tou ki te tangata (W 1971:285). / I showed my posterior to the man.
2. (verb) to pull down the lower eyelid to expose the whites of the eye - as a gesture of cheekiness or as an insult.
I whakatoihia te wahine e te tamaiti, me te pitore o te karu. / The child was cheeky to the woman and pulled down his lower eyelid.
