Pakeha
name, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Alternative letter-case form of Pakeha. alt-of
"i.e. they'll spend the first four hours enthusiastic as can be, then get bored, want some kai, go down to the local fish and chip shop & bottle store & spend the rest of the episode telling drunken stories of how they used to steal from the "pakeha that owned the store on the corner" and about days spent down at the social welfare office."
- 1 A non-Maori, especially a European New Zealander. New-Zealand
"They were the kind of Pākehā who, in the eyes of the Protestant missionaries, set a bad example to Māori."
Example
More examples"i.e. they'll spend the first four hours enthusiastic as can be, then get bored, want some kai, go down to the local fish and chip shop & bottle store & spend the rest of the episode telling drunken stories of how they used to steal from the "pakeha that owned the store on the corner" and about days spent down at the social welfare office."
Etymology
Borrowed from Māori pākehā (“stranger”).
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