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Kaffir Circus

Kaffir Circus proper noun: traders in South African mining shares.

Proper noun

the Kaffir Circus

  1. (historical, slang) Traders in South African mining shares.
    • He became the central figure in a nation of frenzied speculators who made the so-called “Kaffir Circus” the wildest financial orgie in the history of the world.1897, The Review of Reviews, volume 16, page 19

Questions about Kaffir Circus

What does Kaffir Circus mean?
Kaffir Circus means traders in South African mining shares.
What part of speech is Kaffir Circus?
Kaffir Circus is a proper noun.

Words near Kaffir Circus in the dictionary

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  2. kaffir beers
  3. kaffir bread
  4. kaffir cabbage
  5. kaffir cabbages
  6. Kaffir Circus
  7. kaffir corn
  8. kaffir doctor
  9. kaffir doctors
  10. kaffir dog
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