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Word: dingiest (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Tell you what I'm gonna do. They say you got eight of those hot dog stands up there in Washington. Nine ball.... That's where I'll put you to work after I win 'em tonight, You'll be the short-order cook in the dingiest and dirtiest of 'em all. On the midnight shift. Twelve ball. And after you've been workin' in there one night during the summer for about ten hours and figure it's time for you to go home for the night, I'm gonna come in and order 250 fried eggs. Fried over...

Author: By Paul R. Simms, | Title: An Antidote for Hard Work | 12/2/1987 | See Source »

From the marble halls of Congress to the dingiest political clubhouses in precincts across the country, there was nervous talk among Democrats last week about whether Jimmy Carter really should be the party's presidential nominee. Carter was far behind Ronald Reagan in the presidential sweepstakes before last week's stream of embarrassments. Now Mervin Field, an influential California pollster, has gone so far as to predict that the next nationwide surveys may show the President running an astonishing third, behind both Reagan and Independent John Anderson. Said Field: "The question facing the Democratic delegates as they...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: A Rebellion Is Sparked | 8/4/1980 | See Source »

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