1. (adjective) be lazy, indolent, slack, slothful.
Haere ai ia ki te mahi mā runga motokā, ahakoa e tata tonu ki tana kāinga, he tūkeke nōna. / Despite its proximity to her home, she goes to work by car, because she is lazy.
Synonyms: makuku, waimori, toupiore, mākoko, hakurara, makihoi, māngere, ngehe, māikoiko, hakirara, pirorehe, hākiki, pakihore, tō kumu
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