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Madibaland

Madibaland  n.— «Archbishop Tutu affirmed that the country, which he coined “Madibaland,” had come a long way and was now reaping socio-economic and political fruits, producing more heroes and heroines everyday.» —“Why...

floor-crossing

floor-crossing  n.— «The fact that SA had the window of opportunity for floor crossing adds further value to this democracy every citizen has the right to choose the party they wanted to go to, and nobody is suppressed.» —“Zuma Seeks...

juniorization

juniorization  n.— «The survey spawned a terrible new word: juniorization. It covers a multitude of sins. When more experienced reporters left the profession because they were traumatized by covering the political violence that swept the...

crab

crab  n.— «“South Africa caught a crab unrelated to that. They were on the other side of their lane. Unfortunately, the way it looked in their protest, in the preliminary stage, has disqualified us.” A crab, in rowing parlance...

swart kat

swart kat  n.— «A “swart kat” is apparently slang for electric shock torture.» —“Tortured by Those Who Should Protect” South African Star (Johannesburg) Aug. 18, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued...

dhodhi

dhodhi  n.— «The source of laughter is the name Dodi which, according to the way it is pronounced, would be spelt “Dhodhi” in Shona and is used euphemistically in everyday conversation as a polite way of referring to human...

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