Meaning Of The Word Mau Mau

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Mau Mau in British English
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
to coerce or attempt to coerce by the use of threats, intimidation, etc.
noun: a member of a revolutionary society in Kenya, established in the early 1950s, that consisted chiefly of Kikuyu and engaged in terrorist activities in an attempt to drive out the European settlers and to give government control to the native Kenyans
noun: a secret political society consisting chiefly of Kikuyu tribesmen that was founded in 1952 to drive European settlers from Kenya by acts of terrorism

mau-mau in American English
transitive verb: to terrorize, intimidate, or threaten

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