The Zimbabwe Independent
By Yael Even Or
In the past three years, a new slang word has come to be popular in the Zimbabwean capital. Iâve heard it in professional settings and at parties. Itâs a conjugation of the word nikuv, to say that you were screwed. For example, âAre you trying to nikuv me?â or âI just got a flat tire on my way to this meeting, Iâm so nikuved!â
Nikuv in Hebrew means poking a hole or punching, as in a punched card, but no Zimbabwean knows what that word actually means in Hebrew. All they know is that an Israeli company with that name screwed them over in the latest elections.
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Simrin Sirur 12 December, 2020 1:26 pm IST Text Size:
Nuh (
Haryana): When Sohrab Khan leans into his mike and says âgood morningâ at 9 am, lakhs of people hear a loud crack before his voice booms through their radios.
Khan is the manager and one of the eight reporters and presenters at Radio Mewat, a community radio station in Nuh, Haryana, considered the countryâs most backward district. Known as Mewat until 2016, Nuh lies to the south of Haryana, jutting into Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.