2. (modifier) foolish, silly, idiotic, stupid, crazy, scatty, irrational.
Kāore e taea noa ihotia te tūrangahakoa o te noho i te kai i tā te rangatira kai engari me whakaranu rawa ki te kai whakaheahea, whakarorirori (Karetu 2016). / It is not possible to be happy by indulging in intellectual pursuits without having to indulge in bacchanalian revelry the result of which is idiotic and stupid behaviour (Karetu 2016).
Synonyms: heahea, whakarorirori, rare, hārangi, wawau, tīhohehohe, rūrūwai, ngā mahi a te hore
3. (noun) stupidity, idiocy, silliness, trivialising.
Ka tohe kanohi ki te kanohi ki ngā tauira Pākehā o te Whare Wānanga o Tāmaki mō tā rātou whakaheahea i te haka (Te Ara 2017). / They confronted Pākehā students of the University of Auckland about their trivialising the haka.
Synonyms: pōrangi
