"manu" meaning in English

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          "ref": "2013 February 22, Elisha Rolleston, “Best water bombs: Nothin' but manus”, in Stuff:",
          "text": "For those that don't know what a manu is, you've got your standard bomb, which everyone does, where you curl up and enter the water feet first. But a manu is when you are in a v-shape and essentially your tailbone or lower back enters the water first while you hold that v-shape.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2022 February 23, Diane McCarthy, “Special space allocated for manus after near drowning”, in RNZ, archived from the original on 2022-02-23:",
          "text": "An area of the outdoor pool at Whakatāne Aquatic Centre has been set aside for manus (bombing) after a nine-year-old boy nearly drowned last month.",
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      "glosses": [
        "A method of diving similar to a cannonball/bomb but with the lower back entering the water first, causing a large splash."
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          "cannonball",
          "cannonball#English"
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          "bomb",
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(New Zealand, diving) A method of diving similar to a cannonball/bomb but with the lower back entering the water first, causing a large splash."
      ],
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          "english": "etymologically unrelated",
          "word": "manu militari"
        }
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        "New-Zealand"
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        "diving",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "sports"
      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmanʉː/",
      "tags": [
        "New-Zealand"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "manu"
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      "word": "manu militari"
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          "ref": "2013 February 22, Elisha Rolleston, “Best water bombs: Nothin' but manus”, in Stuff:",
          "text": "For those that don't know what a manu is, you've got your standard bomb, which everyone does, where you curl up and enter the water feet first. But a manu is when you are in a v-shape and essentially your tailbone or lower back enters the water first while you hold that v-shape.",
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          "ref": "2022 February 23, Diane McCarthy, “Special space allocated for manus after near drowning”, in RNZ, archived from the original on 2022-02-23:",
          "text": "An area of the outdoor pool at Whakatāne Aquatic Centre has been set aside for manus (bombing) after a nine-year-old boy nearly drowned last month.",
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        "A method of diving similar to a cannonball/bomb but with the lower back entering the water first, causing a large splash."
      ],
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        "(New Zealand, diving) A method of diving similar to a cannonball/bomb but with the lower back entering the water first, causing a large splash."
      ],
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        "New-Zealand"
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        "diving",
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