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Mr. Tom Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

Laagar mentality

Hi

Does laagar mentality mean someone who is too rigid to soften/change?

He has a laagar mentality -- he'll only do what he wishes and never listen to anyone.

Thanks,

Tom
  

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I've never heard of this word. Perhaps a good description is obstinate or stubborn.

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  • I've never heard of this word.
  • Perhaps a good description is obstinate or stubborn.
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I've never heard of this word.

Perhaps a good description is obstinate or stubborn.
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The term laagar refers to the circling of the wagons during the Boers’ Great Trek into Zululand during the early part of the 19th century. The laagar was allegedly surrounded by a ring of white light with figures dressed in white, hovering around the perimeter. None of the incoming spears got through that ring.


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Laager is the usual spelling. I imagine it is in use in South Africa, but it's also sometimes found in BrE. It means an encampment made by circling the wagons, or, by extension, an entrenched viewpoint that the person is unwilling to change, and will defend against critics. I would say the definition "too rigid to change" works well.
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