pakihaha
1. (verb) to be careless, absent-minded, distracted, preoccupied.
Kāore au e tuku i aku tamariki kia moe atu ki tana kāinga, he pakihaha hoki (PK 2008:571). / I won't let my children sleep at her home, she's too absent-minded.
Synonyms: hinengaro makere, māharahara, tāuteute, warea kē
2. (modifier) careless, absent-minded, distracted, preoccupied.
He tangata pakihaha a Hoani, e tāuteute ana ki āna mahi. / John is an absent-minded person, preoccupied with his work.
