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Word: catlett (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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Four perished at Catlett, Va. At Brookville, Md., a 300-year-old stone house lost its roof in a gale, crushing out the life of an 88-year-old woman...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CATASTROPHE: Wind | 5/13/1929 | See Source »

...also, one especially able assistant: Walter Catlett speaks of a "sunken garden for fallen women," and when comparing a watch with a sun dial, he speaks of "old Sol and Ingersol" with fetching apologia...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theatre: New Plays in Manhattan: Nov. 19, 1928 | 11/19/1928 | See Source »

Colonial--"Lady Be Good", with the Astaires and Walter Catlett...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CRIMSON PLAYGOER | 12/22/1925 | See Source »

...Many a current slang phrase or expression is the creation of a dizzy brain overheard and remembered by a clearer head. The streets of New York between midnight and dawn, when the inebriates come sailing home, are productive fields for the professional wise cracker," answered Mr. Catlett when asked about the source of his humorous sayings...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: COLLEGE SLANG LOFTY IS CATLETT'S CLAIM | 12/18/1925 | See Source »

...Catlett, who first gained great popularity a few years ago in "Sally," when he played a comedy part along with Leon Errol, has invented a number of widely used and expressive phrases Among them are "So's your old man," and "Press the flesh," "Give me five," and "Mitt me," the last three all invitations to shake hands...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: COLLEGE SLANG LOFTY IS CATLETT'S CLAIM | 12/18/1925 | See Source »

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