Draadsitter
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Draadsitter is a noun meaning (South Africa, chiefly politics) A fence sitter.
Meaning
(South Africa, chiefly politics) A fence sitter.
Example Sentences
u better decide who you´re going to join, the peckies or the boers, the englishmen will never amount to anything. draadsitter.
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'
It is now very un-PC to attribute this comment to Humpty-Dumpty, who, as we all know, was male, white and middle-aged. And the only proof that he wasn't an Afrikaans pale male is the fact that he was a wall-sitter instead of a draadsitter.
Word Forms
- draadsitters
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include verkrampte, sit-downer, pole-sitter, dagbreker, soutie, shackdweller.
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