Definition of "poi" [po•i]

• A Hawaiian food made from the tuber of the taro that is cooked, pounded to a paste, and fermented. (noun)

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• "I play drums, spin poi, staff, and hoop at overton park every week and i have never seen another hooper! where are these girls?!"
• "I spin poi and so understand the weave BUT trying it a bit on my hoops proved painful."
• "Drex, who has a background in poi spinning, teaches us how to do cateyes with a hoop."