Pronunciation: ' mau ̇ - ˌ mau ̇
Function: verb
Inflected Form: mau-maued ; mau-mau · ing
Usage: often cap both Ms
Etymology: Mau Mau, anti-European secret society in colonial Kenya
Date: 1970
transitive verb : to intimidate (as an official) by hostile confrontation or threats
intransitive verb : to engage in mau-mauing someone