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whakameremere

1. (verb) (-tia) to show off, endeavour to attract attention, be flamboyant, showy, theatrical.

Ehara ia i te tangata ki te whakameremere ki āna mahi (TTR 1996:194). / He was not a person of flamboyant action.

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Synonyms: hahaki, whakatamarahi, whakamenomeno, whakametometo

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