mampara

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A fool; a buffoon. South-Africa,slang
    — Every week the Sunday Times names and shames a mampara—generally a public figure who has said or done something so idiotic that it boggles the mind.

词形变化

mamparas plural

词源

Unknown. Zulu for 'fool'. Possibly an imitative rendition of the call of the Cape Turtle Dove. A slang term used by hunters for this particularly silly pigeon.
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