mompara n.
1. of black workers, a novice, a greenhorn.
Under the Sjambok 29: Except for the ordinary Kafir mouchi, he wore no clothing, and I could see that he was a mompara. |
2. a fool, an idiot, also used as a term of affection.
Susan Outside 240: He is very scornful of my poor Lancelot whom he refers to as ‘lo Mompara’ (the fool). | ||
Ivory Poaching and Cannibals in Africa 37: [...] any mompara (fool) could follow their trail. | ||
Towards the Sun: A Misc. of Southern Africa 188: You mompara, so you’ve been messing up the place all the time. I’ll kick you when you’re better and there’s a bit of room. | ||
Thoughts in a Makeshift Mortuary 159: Don’t be such a mompara, Bra Jake. | ||
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