Word: cuteness
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...women argue about sizes of Bean's Oxford Cloth Shirtdresses, Bean's Jean Skirts and Bean's Kettle Cloth Skirts. They settle on one and head for the footwear department, stopping in front of a display of the Maine hunting shoe, L. L.'s first inspiration. "They're so cute," one of the women says. "And besides, I need something to go shopping...
Only Sally Bentley, 26, disputes the hazy image of genial blandness. "He was well known because his sister was well known," says the woman. "John was mousy. His sister was friendly and cute and alive. I thought he was sour about that. John never did anything outstanding or memorable...
...KATZ is flashed on a back-panel screen from time to time for sardonic wisdom and minor laughs.) Tess and Sam do not meet cute; they meet silly. She launches on a TV diatribe about how cretinous the "funnies...
Fans now name children after characters (Shanna and Virginia are favorites). And they subscribe to several newsletters, among them Barbra Critiques, a monthly review by Barbara Wren, an Independence, Mo., bookseller. Sample appraisal: "Love at Sea ... Cute, short read. American gal, Greek guy, cruise ship ... lightly entertaining...
...parents thought it was a cute nickname." Gaines, a senior at Auburn University, says. "They didn't think it would stick...