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What does mau-mau mean?

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Verb
  1. (transitive) To menace through intimidating tactics; to intimidate, harass; to terrorize.
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Jomo Kenyatta, who clearly ate babies for breakfast as he led his dreadful Mau-Mau against the forces of good, evolved into respected statesman.
The British government initially took the same stance it the cases brought Kenyans, members of the Mau-Mau tribe that also accused the colonial power of torture.
For the past eight months, the Mystic Knights of the Mau-Mau have continued their quest of bringing lost blues, rock 'n' roll, country and soul to the forefront.
Bloggers will continue to mau-mau the mainstream media in the hopes of being able to sell out and be co-opted by an establishment media company.

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