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Word: boob (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...three-piece suit, he was no longer playing his old role as the Carter family clown. Indeed, in concluding a carefully crafted 27-page opening statement, he said, "I hope this testimony will show in common-sense fashion that Billy Carter is not a 'buffoon,' a 'boob' or a 'wacko,' as some public figures have described...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Billy Carter Is Not a Buffoon | 9/1/1980 | See Source »

...story works in Kosinski's novel because the author, like the Grimms, writes caressing, witty words while he brazenly plunders his frail theme. Ashby's direction of Kosinski's script slips at times from wit to slapstick but generally maintains a simple, even tone reflective of his hero, the boob-tube boob...

Author: By David Frankel, | Title: Against Culture Shlock | 1/4/1980 | See Source »

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