whakarorirori
1. (verb) to make silly, go crazy.
I te oroko pānga mai o te mate rā, kia kakama ki te tiki i te rata, i tētahi Pākehā rānei e matatau ana ki taua taru me kore rawa atu ngā wai katoa e whakarorirori i te tangata (KO 14/9/1882:10). / When that illness first attacks hurry and fetch the doctor, or a Pākehā who knows about that disease, in case all the water makes the person go crazy.
2. (modifier) foolish, silly, stupid, scatty, ridiculous.
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: whakaheahea, heahea, haraki, nenekara, rare, ngā mahi a te hore, hārangi, wawau, tīhohehohe, rūrūwai
