Not quite:mau-mau
/ˈmaʊˌmaʊ/ Show Spelled[mou-mou] Show IPA
–verb (used with object) Slang .
to terrorize, intimidate, or threaten.
He's basically calling the president a violent terrorist in an underhanded way.
It involved a Kikuyu dominated anti-colonial group called the Mau Mau
The origin of the term Mau Mau is uncertain.
Yes, there is a slight difference. They were violent revolutionaries, but the term can be used to evoke some radical "other". The character Ignatius had a rather innocent bias but Huckabee does not. Huckabee is obviously using the term as a roundabout way to call the president the N word. I should probably start a thread about it.
The book "A Confederacy of Dunces" takes place in the south, and Ignatius' use of the term made me think that southern white people would probably recognize it and associate it with primitive African culture and vaguely threatening.
A Confederacy of Dunces, O'Toole (funniest book ever) 3rd time reading
I picked up a copy of this recently at a local used book sale. Sounds as though it'll make a good change of mood after I'm through with Let History Judge - The Origins and Consequences of Stalinism by Roy A. Medvedev.Just finished it, quinnsong, it's a masterpiece. I noticed an interesting passage:
I picked up a copy of this recently at a local used book sale. Sounds as though it'll make a good change of mood after I'm through with Let History Judge - The Origins and Consequences of Stalinism by Roy A. Medvedev.
Excellent book. It's been a few years since I read it. It's time to revisit it.Lol yes you will need A Confederacy of Dunces after reading about Stalin! Please post again while reading A Confederacy, I do love to talk about this novel. In fact I am constantly having to restock it, because I keep giving it out to spread the laughs.