whakatoi
1. (verb) (-a,-hia,-ngia,-tia) to tease, give cheek, mock, irritate.
I a au i te kura, i te kāreti, whakatoia ai taku ingoa he taewa, he rīwai (HP 1991:18). / While I was at school and college I was teased with the name 'Spud'.
Synonyms: taunu, tītoi, pāengaenga, whakahīhī, tāwai
2. (modifier) cheeky, mischievous.
Tōna mātau ki te reo Māori, ki ngā waiata, ki ngā whakataukī, ngā korero tawhito a ngā koroua, tae noa ki ngā kupu whakatoi me ngā kupu whakakata a te Māori, i tino mau pai i a ia (TTT 1/12/1923:16). / He was fluent in the Māori language and knew the songs, formulaic sayings, the ancient narratives of the elderly men, including the cheeky words and comical sayings of the Māori.
Synonyms: raweke, hanariki, haututū, hīanga, porohīanga, tutū
3. (noun) cheekiness, cheek, impudence.
Nā taku whakatoi i a ia kua kore ia e tautoko mai i taku tono (HKK 1999:73). / Because I gave her cheek she no longer supports my application.
