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Word: dandisprat (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1999-1999
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Usage:

...Connor said I could use substitute words as a crutch, but advised employing a more positive, invective-free attitude. He suggested using shoot as a sort of cussing patch for the first few weeks. Finding shoot too embarrassing, I decided to go with two Civil War-era favorites, dandisprat and mutton-thumper, both of which could have been included in Jefferson Davis' comedy routine, "Seven Words You Can Never Say on Whatever People Did Before Television." But in general, O'Connor says, such words aren't necessary. "If you wanted to say I saw the most fabulous f'-in' game...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Stop Cursing...and Start Living! | 6/28/1999 | See Source »

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