roke
1. (noun) faeces, excrement, shit, dung, poo.
Ko ngā purapura e rere atu ai taua mate urutā i tētahi tangata ki tētahi tangata, e piri ai rānei i te tangata ki te kiore, i te kiore rānei ki te tangata, e puta atu ana i roto i te mimi, i te roke, i te hūare rānei o te tūroro (TPH 15/8/1900:2). / The germs of that epidemic disease spread from one person to another, or spread from a person to a rat, or a rat to a person, and appear in the urine, the faeces or the saliva of the patient.
2. (noun) fossil.
[tō/ō] roke
1. get stuffed! - a curse that is used to show disdain for the actions or statements of others, implying that they would be advised not to comment.
Rangi: I rongo au i te tokorua rā e kōhimuhimu ana mōu. Pare: Ō rāua roke. / Rangi: I heard that pair denigrating you. Pare: They can get stuffed.
Mēnā koinā mai tāna, anei atu tāku, ōna roke! / If that’s what she’s got to say, then all I have to say is get stuffed!
See also roke
