mampara

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noun

A fool; a buffoon.

“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.”

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Meanings

nounmampara (plural mamparas)

plural mamparas

  1. South AfricaslangA fool; a buffoon.

    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.

Origin

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. * Cape Turtle Dove: (file)

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Translations

Russian телепузик недели
  • телепузик недели (telepuzik nedeli)mampara

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Marampa
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APA

mampara. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mampara

MLA

“mampara.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mampara. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mampara,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mampara.

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