MAU-MAU


Meaning of MAU-MAU in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈmau̇-ˌmau̇ ]

verb

( mau-maued ; mau-mau·ing )

Usage: often capitalized 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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.