Askari: A Story of Collaboration and Betrayal in the Anti-Apartheid Struggle Glossary

Askari: A Story of Collaboration and Betrayal in the Anti-Apartheid Struggle Glossary

Hoosegow

an informal way to refer to a jail

To hare

to tear

Moxie

courage and determination

To pertain

to be a member of a group

To foist

to force someone to accept an idea

Diffident

reserved and distrustful

To quash

to nullify

Inimitable

not having have a match

To prevaricate

to deviate from the truth

Blarney

nonsense

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