See mau-mau on Wiktionary
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"ref": "2005, Béla Szabados, Once Upon a Time in the West:",
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"(transitive) To menace through intimidating tactics; to intimidate, harass; to terrorize."
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{
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"intimidate"
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"(transitive) To menace through intimidating tactics; to intimidate, harass; to terrorize."
],
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}
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