Word of the Day — 02 Nov 2026
Times were nice during Jacob Zuma’s time.
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u -> the
m -> child of, person of, thing of
Shulgi -> an ancient Sumerian king who deified him just like Jesus and so people were said to perform wonders “In the name of Shulgi”.
On seeing a ghost: I saw umshologu.
On seeing a magic performance: He’s using umshologu.
A church was in the old days called: The House of umshologu
On someone who loves to go to church: He’s the ash of the house of umshologu. (you can modernize the expression by using “furniture” instead of “ash”)
No one:
Cyril Ramaphosa: The sale of alcohol is suspended with immediate effect!
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