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Word: bloop (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Seeping in from the West Coast, a jangling jingle known as Bloop, Bleep* the song of the leaky faucet, was beginning to inundate the nation. Modeled on the ancient Chinese water torture, it had a similar effect on its hearers. Half a dozen bands had already rushed to market with recordings...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Drip Song | 7/21/1947 | See Source »

...Gnippe (pronounced guh-nip), stocky, bespectacled cab driver and bowling fan, knocked off cruising in Chicago's Loop to watch the Petersen Bowling Tournament. Said he: "You have to throw 'em slow. You throw a fast ball and it goes bloop right through...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: A Slow Swede Wins | 2/18/1946 | See Source »

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