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Word: ay (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Little Segura's lusty swings are deceptive: a shot that seems to start as a forehand drive sometimes floats over the net for a drop shot. A passionate enthusiast, twinkletoed and tireless, he yells Ay! (Alas) when he gets excited. Waiting for a serve, he jumps up & down with impatient impatience. He is fun to watch, and by last week Ecuador's idol was fast becoming the latest darling of U.S. tennis fans...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Two-fisted South American | 7/7/1941 | See Source »

...Hamlet: Ay, marry, why was he sent into England? Clown: Why, because 'a was mad. 'A shall recover his wits there; or if 'a do not, 'tis no great matter there. Hamlet: Why? Clown: 'Twill not be seen in him there. There...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: The World and Hess | 5/26/1941 | See Source »

...NUTS about the good old Oo Ess Ay...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio: Gaston, the Patriot | 12/30/1940 | See Source »

...quick to them and say: "Give me citizen paper today." I wave the flag for good old Oo Ess Ay...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio: Gaston, the Patriot | 12/30/1940 | See Source »

...outbursts are sponsored by Chateau Martin wine. Few jingles have made such an impact on the U. S. Variations on Gaston's theme are popular in nightclubs, his antics have formed the background of several skits, and his slogan "I am NUTS about the good old Oo Ess Ay" is incessantly echoed among the nation's small...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio: Gaston, the Patriot | 12/30/1940 | See Source »

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