taringa mutu
1. (noun) stubborn person.
I a au e tamariki ana, ki te kore au e aro ki te kupu a taku whaea, kua perea e ia taku taringa, ā kua mea mai 'taringa mutu!' (HJ 2012:12). / When I was young, if I didn't take notice of what my mother said, she would have flicked my ear and said 'stubborn one' to me.