Word: booted
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...dancing and lots of games, including at least two that are not recognized by the International Olympic Committee: a pillow fight on a greased pole laid across a swimming pool, and an English variation on the ancient Greek discus throw, in which the hurled object is a rubber Wellington boot...
This cold practicality sometimes made him appear colorless and without conviction. But he frequently clashed with colleagues, even with MacArthur, recording the general's "regular shouting tirades," and acidly observing that MacArthur "likes his boot lickers...
...reduce its dependence on foreign counsel, SAMA is now feverishly training a cadre of young Arab moneymen. Boot-camp is the Saudi International Bank in London, owned by SAMA and six of the world's leading financial institutions, including Banque Nationale de Paris and the Bank of Tokyo. The apprentice Saudi bankers soak up seasoning from their more experienced colleagues and practice their skills by helping to manage the bank's $1.2 billion loan portfolio...
...Nonsense Tightwad. Oddly, this figure has assumed the most traditional American role. He is the Jew become Yankee Trader?prudent, frugal, resourceful, strict; in Koch's case, ascetic to boot. On his shoulders lies the mantle of New England Protestantism, the mantle scorned and defiled by bona fide Protestants like former Mayor John Lindsay, and now handed over to the latest pioneers...
...ruthless, and I can be ugly--but I don't want to hurt anybody"). Hamlin is the quintessential American dreamer who woke up in the middle of the night to find himself realizing his fantasy. And the challenges of Harvard are a far cry from the trials of boot camp...