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Word: carahogan (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Usage:

Whatever adults-and sponsors-may think of such carryings-on, Hawthorne and his peculiar banana-split lingo have become the rage of Southern California's younger set. Most popular root word is "hogan" (example: "I was driving my carahogan in from Pasadena-hogan so I could get a hoganburger"). The young folks also overwork Hawthorne's favorite adjectives: keen, peachy-keen, and oh-so-peachy-keen...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio: Peachy-Keen | 5/10/1948 | See Source »

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