Unit K
n.— «Near Simon’s house in Highfield, a group of five school leavers sit at a street corner, surveying passers-by and arguing whether to stay at home or go to “Unit K,” township slang for Britain—Zimbabwe’s former colonial power.» —“Decayed townships are Zimbabwe poll battleground” by MacDonald Dzirutwe in Harare, Zimbabwe Reuters Mar. 24, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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