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Word: bianca (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...AMERICAN PHONY always gives himself away by his colour. There are other hints, of course--Dunhill cigarettes, references to "Bianca" in conversation, upraised sport-jacket collars, to name only a few--but the single guaranteed, dead-to-rights giveaway of pretension and affectation beyond bounds of normal tolerance is the spelling of color with...

Author: By Jeffrey R. Toobin, | Title: A Lexicographical Truce | 12/12/1980 | See Source »

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