1. (noun) braggart, boaster, bragger, loud-mouth.
I mea mai te waha rera rā ka oti i a ia te mahi i mua i tana hoki ki te kāinga, kīhai noa ake i oti (HJ 2015:39). / That loudmouth said he could complete the job before he returned home, but in fact he didn't finish it.
Synonyms: waha pakaru, rangiwhata, waha huka, pākiwaha, waha papā, waha
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