MATA HARI

PRONUNCIATION: (MA-tuh HAR-ee, MAT-uh HAR-ee)

MEANING: noun: A seductive woman who works as a spy.

ETYMOLOGY: After exotic dancer Mata Hari, a stage name of Margaretha Geertruida Zelle (1876-1917). She was a Dutch woman, who took a Malay name, allegedly spied for the Germans, and was executed by the French. Her stage name Mata Hari means sun, literally "eye of the day", from Malay mata (eye) + hari (day, dawn). Earliest documented use: 1936.

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MAMA HARI - the mother of all spies

MANA HARI - I'm late, I'm late,
For a very important date,
No time to say
Hello, Goodbye,
I'm late I'm late I'm late !