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