whakapohane
/ˌfɑːkəˈpɔːhənə
/noun (plural whakapohanes) NZ
(In Maori culture) exposure of the buttocks as a gesture of disapproval or contempt: he is best known for his habit of performing a whakapohane at anti-Government protests [as mass noun]: the Royal entourage was also treated to whakapohane by fervent republicans...
- Many a dignitary (including the Queen) has been delivered a whakapohane, a baring of the buttocks.
- His Maori affairs spokesman was more forthright, likening it to a whakapohane or "bare-arsed snub".
- The court heard there was opposition to because of "the whakapohane incident".
Origin
Maori.
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