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Word: aihport (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Comic-strip artists use word distortions for definite purposes - for humor, to indicate common slurrings, to convey the sound of a dialect. Examples (from Smilin' Jack and Popeye): a-gettin' , ah'm, aihport, fergit, yam (for am), ast, certingly, goner (for going...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Comic-Strip Language | 6/21/1943 | See Source »

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