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mau-mau

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.77 in modern English

Syllables
mau--mau
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To menace through intimidating tactics; to intimidate, harass; to terrorize.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Mau Mau, the name of a group of anti-British insurgents in Kenya, who were noted in Europe for their (alleged) extreme violence and brutality.

Usage

Inflected Forms

mau-maus (present, singular) mau-mauing (participle, present) mau-maued (participle, past) mau-maued (past)

Phrases

mau-mauer

Questions

What does mau-mau mean?
To menace through intimidating tactics; to intimidate, harass; to terrorize.
Where does mau-mau come from?
From Mau Mau, the name of a group of anti-British insurgents in Kenya, who were noted in Europe for their (alleged) extreme violence and brutality.

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