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Mau Mau

a member of a secret society of Kikuyu tribesmen in Kenya, organized c. 1951 to fight against white rule: both the movement and its suppression were marked by terrorism and violence

transitive verb mau-maued, mau-mauing

Slang to coerce or attempt to coerce by the use of threats, intimidation, etc.

See Mau Mau in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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