Word: choker
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Among the men, Jeff Rouse, 26, a Stanford graduate, struck gold in the 100-m backstroke--a medal that had eluded him in Barcelona--and rejoiced that he could no longer be called a choker. Brad Bridgewater, a 23-year-old Texan, won the 200-m backstroke; and Tom Dolan, the Michigan star whose struggle with asthma has made him one of the Games' heroes, captured a gold in the 400-m individual medley, even as his lungs seized up at the finish. Exhausted, he failed to medal in two other races. "My body just gave out," he said...
...back into street chic as well. When fashion mingles with the street, it is hard to pinpoint how the trend began. The hit 1990 film Dances with Wolves brought Native American culture into sharp visual focus. Rappers like TLC were among the first to embrace the look: wide chokers, clunky bolo ties (often on bare chests), fanciful belts. Other rockers -- Lenny Kravitz and Jon Bon Jovi -- have followed along. Janet Jackson flaunts a white-shell-and- silver Mummy's Bundle choker on her new videos. On MTV, the veejays are decked out in silver and bone. Angelique Bianca, guitarist...
...couldn't hit when it counted. The choker...