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hakurara

1. (verb) to be slovenly, lazy, sloppy, slipshod, negligent, slapdash, unkempt - variation of hakirara.

Ka kī atu tana whāea a Titihōia ki a ia, "Ahakoa pēhea, kaua rawa atu koe e hakurara." (EM 2002:27). / His mother, Titihōia, said to him, "No matter what, you must not be slovenly."

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Synonyms: tūpato kore, waimori, toupiore, mākoko, makihoi, māngere, ngehe, māikoiko, hakirara, pirorehe, hākiki, pakihore, tō kumu, tūkeke, makuku


2. (noun) slovenliness, laziness, sloppiness, negligence.

Ki a au nei, he tohu nō te māngere, nō te hakurara (TTT 1/5/1924:35). / To me it's a sign of laziness and sloppiness.

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See also hakirara

Synonyms: tūpato kore, paraheahea, māngere, māngeretanga, hakorea, māhonge, pakukore

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