mau-mau
Meanings
verb
- To menace through intimidating tactics; to intimidate, harass; to terrorize.
Word forms
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.
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