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[tō/ō] roke

1. get stuffed! - a curse that is used to show disdain for the actions or statements of others, implying that they would be advised not to comment.

Rangi: I rongo au i te tokorua rā e kōhimuhimu ana mōu. Pare: Ō rāua roke. / Rangi: I heard that pair denigrating you. Pare: They can get stuffed.
Mēnā koinā mai tāna, anei atu tāku, ōna roke! / If that’s what she’s got to say, then all I have to say is get stuffed!

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