Today's Zulu expression is: "Ulamthumthu - inkukhu yom'shini, enethwa ife." The expression seems complicated but it simply means a 'coddled weakling'. "Lamthuthu" is the key word here and it's the one that means 'coddled weakling', but ulamthuthu is also a type of chicken (battery hen). The rest of the words just give context. So you actually can call someone ulamthuthu and be done. But for the full effect, you have to use the whole thing. Just in case you don't know what a lamthuthu is, "inkukh
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Today's Zulu expression is: "Ulamthumthu - inkukhu yom'shini, enethwa ife." The expression seems complicated but it simply means a 'coddled weakling'. "Lamthuthu" is the key word here and it's the one that means 'coddled weakling', but ulamthuthu is also a type of chicken (battery hen). The rest of the words just give context. So you actually can call someone ulamthuthu and be done. But for the full effect, you have to use the whole thing. Just in case you don't know what a lamthuthu is, "inkukh
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