2. (modifier) bombastic, boastful.
Anei tētahi whakataukī mō te tangata kaha ki te whakahīhī, ki te rūkahu; 'Whaitiri papā, he tangata waha huka' (PK 2008:1044). / Here is a saying about an arrogant and untruthful person; 'A crash of thunder, a boastful person.'
3. (noun) braggart, boaster, bragger, loud-mouth.
Kei whea hoki rā te £60, 000 i kīia nei e taua waha huka, ka puta mai i roto i tana mahi? (TM 15/5/1881:1). / Just where is the £60,000 that that loud-mouth said would result from his work?
Synonyms: waha rera, waha pakaru, rangiwhata, pākiwaha, waha papā, waha
