patiki

/ pɑːteɪkiː /

noun

1. another name for dab 2

Word History and Origins

Origin of patiki¹

Māori

Example Sentences

They pulled down Walker's flag and took it away, and having fired a volley at the camp of the soldiers, ran off to their pa, leaving one man killed, who was killed by Tara Patiki, and not by the soldiers, as I have heard say.

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I am sure of this, for I saw Tara Patiki shoot him.

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Patiki is another bad influence, probably now, "a sword," for the charm has reference to freedom from captivity.

From Project Gutenberg