pulling an mbeki

pulling an mbeki
South African Slang
Origin: Kasi / township slang
keeping mum because you have nothing intelligent to say, so others will call it quiet diplomacy because at least "diplomacy" sounds like an intellectual word.

English dialects glossary. 2013.

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