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Word: avu (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Usage:

...Bist Du Schön (TIME, Dec. 27, 1937), sounded unmistakably, dumpily Yiddish. Sure enough, after long investigation the song's publishers (Sing Song Music Corp.) finally admitted that A vous tout de vey was only so much French dressing. A Bronxier way of spelling: Avu tut dir vey. Meaning: "Where does it hurt...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Where Does It Hurt You? | 4/8/1940 | See Source »

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