draadsitter
(South Africa, chiefly, politics) A fence sitter.
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#1·Apr 27, 2026
(South Africa, chiefly, politics) A fence sitter.
Silas Nkanunu - vice President under Luyt, last week was the only time he stood up to Luyt and that was when he was sure of Luyt's demise, in my opinion a bit of a 'draadsitter'
Origin: From , from , probably a calque of. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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