Main Entry: mau–mau

Pronunciation: \ˈmau̇-ˌmau̇\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): 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 threatsintransitive verb : to engage in mau-mauing someone