Definition of taihoa in English:

taihoa

exclamation ˈtʌɪhəʊə

NZ informal

A request or instruction to delay or be patient; hold on.
I am coming to it, taihoa
Example sentencesExamples
- Thieving to the benefit of Labour is OK, but just a bit embarrassing right now, so taihoa, bro.
- With lofty indifference, they said to us with Socratic brevity, "Taihoa."
- The old priest raised his eyebrows, shot a mocking glance at my friend, and said, "Taihoa."
- The more you say 'taihoa', the more restless he becomes.
- Hang on a minute, taihoa, there were troubled waters ahead.
- Hey, taihoa, easily embarrassed people—I'm not going on another diatribe.
- To every solicitation, they had only one answer: Taihoa.
- This masterly policy of inactivity, represented by the word 'taihoa', had been played off by the Maoris with wonderful success.
- 'Taihoa' is their reply to remonstrance.
- If you ask him to sell you a mat, a horse, or a greenstone ornament, he has but one reply: Taihoa.

verbˈtʌɪhəʊə

[no object]NZ informal

Delay or postpone an action.
they taihoaed while they tucked into some brunch
with object twenty boys sat the qualification test, with eight deciding to taihoa a year
Example sentencesExamples
- The minister has been urged to taihoa on negotiations.
- Voters are telling him to taihoa.
- Just taihoa with the embarrassing stories and we will get on just fine.
- Every time you talk about leadership ambitions, you can rest assured there’s a chainsaw behind you cutting you as you speak, so I’ll just taihoa.
- He has fronted a campaign to taihoa on alcohol consumption.
- I applaud the government for intervening in that scenario and saying it would taihoa on provisional tax.
- They have come from every corner of New Zealand to tell us in this Parliament to taihoa.
- It is time to taihoa.
- A Maori language group says that the minister needs to taihoa on any changes to Maori language agencies.
- They should taihoa on using all that water in our lakes so that we do not have to burn coal.

Origin

Mid 19th century: Maori.

单词	taihoa
释义	Definition of taihoa in English: taihoa exclamation ˈtʌɪhəʊə NZ informal A request or instruction to delay or be patient; hold on. I am coming to it, taihoa Example sentencesExamples Thieving to the benefit of Labour is OK, but just a bit embarrassing right now, so taihoa, bro. With lofty indifference, they said to us with Socratic brevity, "Taihoa." The old priest raised his eyebrows, shot a mocking glance at my friend, and said, "Taihoa." The more you say 'taihoa', the more restless he becomes. Hang on a minute, taihoa, there were troubled waters ahead. Hey, taihoa, easily embarrassed people—I'm not going on another diatribe. To every solicitation, they had only one answer: Taihoa. This masterly policy of inactivity, represented by the word 'taihoa', had been played off by the Maoris with wonderful success. 'Taihoa' is their reply to remonstrance. If you ask him to sell you a mat, a horse, or a greenstone ornament, he has but one reply: Taihoa. verbˈtʌɪhəʊə [no object]NZ informal Delay or postpone an action. they taihoaed while they tucked into some brunch with object twenty boys sat the qualification test, with eight deciding to taihoa a year Example sentencesExamples The minister has been urged to taihoa on negotiations. Voters are telling him to taihoa. Just taihoa with the embarrassing stories and we will get on just fine. Every time you talk about leadership ambitions, you can rest assured there’s a chainsaw behind you cutting you as you speak, so I’ll just taihoa. He has fronted a campaign to taihoa on alcohol consumption. I applaud the government for intervening in that scenario and saying it would taihoa on provisional tax. They have come from every corner of New Zealand to tell us in this Parliament to taihoa. It is time to taihoa. A Maori language group says that the minister needs to taihoa on any changes to Maori language agencies. They should taihoa on using all that water in our lakes so that we do not have to burn coal. Origin Mid 19th century: Maori.
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