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soignée. adj. WELL-GROOMED. SLEEK. "she was soignée in a platinum mink stole...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Letter From The Publisher: Oct. 6, 1961 | 10/6/1961 | See Source »

galactic. adj. extremely great: HUGE. "the galactic figure of one trillion, 370 billion francs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Letter From The Publisher: Oct. 6, 1961 | 10/6/1961 | See Source »

Destruct: v.t., barbarism of destroy; also adj., as used in "destruct button...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: MISSILE GLOSSARY | 3/17/1958 | See Source »

...warbling charm they do not have as orchestra pieces alone. The libretto is preposterous, but offers linguists an unusually rich sampling of Viennese slang, a quaint, native dialect distantly related to German. (Samples: charmuziern, v., to flirt; G'spusi, n., girl friend; Remasuri, n., big shindig; tulli, adj., first-rate.) Soprano Schwarzkopf, veteran of Mozart and Brahms, has a fine romp. General performance and recording: tulli...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: New Records, Jan. 17, 1955 | 1/17/1955 | See Source »

...adj. In-the-know...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: FAR-OUT WORDS FOR CATS | 11/8/1954 | See Source »

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