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Tuesday, 17 May 2022

Thing To Suggest To A Bear With A Sore Head Today: a regmaker.

 A regmaker?

Well, reg in English words generally stands for something to do with ruling or reigning, so a regmaker is, obviously, someone who's trying to push forward a new head of state, yes?

Nope.

Not even close.

Thing To Suggest To A Bear With A Sore Head Today: regmaker. A regmaker, in South Africa, is a hang-over cure, or a pick-me-up. You say the g as in the ch of the Scottish loch, and the a as in father. Reg in Africaans means right, and maker means, er, maker.



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