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mampara

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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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noun mamparas

South Africa, slang 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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noun mampara

Русский	телепузик недели telepuzik nedeli

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"mampara." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mampara. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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mampara. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mampara

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@misc{mampara_2026,
  title = {mampara},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mampara},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}