| 单词 | mau-mau |
| 释义 | mau-mau[ mou-mou ] / ˈmaʊˌmaʊ / verb (used with object) Slang.to terrorize, intimidate, or threaten. Origin of mau-mau1970; coined by Tom Wolfe in Radical Chic and Mau-Mauing the Flak Catchers;see Mau Mau Words nearby mau-maumaulers, Maulmain, maulstick, maulvi, Mauman, mau-mau, Maumee, maumet, maun, Mauna Kea, Mauna Kea Observatory Definition for mau-mau (2 of 2)Mau Mau [ mou -mou ] / ˈmaʊ ˌmaʊ / noun, plural Mau Maus, (especially collectively) Mau Mau.a member of a revolutionary society in Kenya, established in the early 1950s, that consisted chiefly of Kikuyu and engaged in terrorist activities in an attempt to drive out the European settlers and to give government control to the native Kenyans. Origin of Mau MauFrom Kikuyu Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for mau-mauMau Mau / (ˈmaʊ ˌmaʊ) / noun plural Mau Maus or Mau Maua secret political society consisting chiefly of Kikuyu tribesmen that was founded in 1952 to drive European settlers from Kenya by acts of terrorism East African slang a Ugandan motorcycle policeman who directs traffic Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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