1. (verb) to jest, joke.
Ko Tio tētahi tangata he rite tonu te kārikarika ki ōna hoa. / Joe is someone who is always joking with his friends.
Synonyms: hangareka, whakanene, whakatara, hangarau, whakatara, paki, kōrero whakakata, kōrero paki
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