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Coined ex nihilo by American writer Rupert Hughes in 1903 as a joke.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A fictitious Maori word, supposedly meaning drum, fife, or conclusion. Full definition →
Coined ex nihilo by American writer Rupert Hughes in 1903 as a joke.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.