whakatamarahi
1. (verb) to boast, brag, act proudly, show off.
Ka poutoatia te upoko o Kāpene Thomas Lloyd, ā, ka haria haeretia hei whakatamarahi i ngā mahi whakatari toa a te Pai Mārire (Te Ara 2016). / Captain Thomas Lloyd's head was severed and taken round the North Island to promote the provocative activities of Pai Mārire.
Synonyms: whakamenomeno, whakameremere, whakametometo
2. (modifier) boastful, bragging.
He kōrero whakatamarahi noa rā tērā. Kaua noa e aro atu (HJ 2015:37). / That's just boastful talk. Don't take any notice.
3. (noun) boasting, bragging.
Kua rongo tātou i te whakatamarahi a Donald Trump. / We have heard the boasting of Donald Trump.
