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1. (verb) (-a,-tia) to jeer at, taunt, ridicule, tease, mock, scoff, deride, beguile, deceive, bribe.
Synonyms: pehapehatū, pepehatū, hāupaupa, kaihorohoro, tītoi, whakatoi, taunu, whakahīhī, pāengaenga, whakareko, whakarōriki, aniani, whakaiti, whakamanumanu, whakahahani, whakaparahako
2. (verb) (-tia) to cut or clear (undergrowth, etc.).
3. (modifier) mocking, derisive, scathing, sarcastic, scornful, disdainful, derisory, contemptuous.
Synonyms: kino, hahani, hangareka, whakarōriki, whakatakē, pūhohe, whakaparahako, kanone, whakahāwea, hanihani
4. (noun) taunt, jeer, insult, ridicule, teasing, provocation, sarcasim, derision, gibe, criticism.
Synonyms: whakahī, taunu, pākani, whakatumatuma, whakapātaritari, whakahorohoro, whakariri, whakapātari, whakataratara
5. (noun) slasher.
