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...lively Londoner, no explanations are really necessary. Talking the flip jargon that has become basic English for teenagers, jet setters and indeed any knowledgeable adult striving to maintain the illusion that he is at least young in heart, the switched-on London bird or beatle calls his urb "super," "fab," "groovy," "gear," "close" or "with it." "Ready, steady, go. There's a Whole Scene Going," chirps Cathy McGowan, 22, moderator on ITV's Ready, Steady Go show and London's favorite "dolly" of the moment, doing a deliberate "sendup" (takeoff) on the title...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Great Britain: You Can Walk Across It On the Grass | 4/15/1966 | See Source »

...Julieandrewsdocious for fab...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Aug. 6, 1965 | 8/6/1965 | See Source »

...Murray the K [July 9] is also Murray the KL#151;leader, that is. He put on a show that was fab gear and laid some good words on us in a way that was only a bit of all right. He's what's happening, baby, and you're not. Don't bug my leader, TIME. Keep outta his face...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Jul. 23, 1965 | 7/23/1965 | See Source »

...until Lesch took over, is what might be expected of Mr. Hard Sell. An accountant who rose through the international division, which rings up 53% of the company's sales, Lesch has personally rung doorbells to interview housewives from Bangkok to San Diego, has sold Colgate's Fab to Mexican villagers by rolling up his sleeves to show them that they could even use it to wash clothes in streams. His first act as Colgate president was to drop out of sight for three months while he toured the U.S. asking store managers and housewives for suggestions. That...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Corporations: Mr. Hard Sell | 12/4/1964 | See Source »

...motion picture through the years." He waved a bottle of champagne at the cheering masses, declaring that he was drinking to them all "from an overflowing cup, with an overflowing heart." Champagne foamed out of his glass and down over his dinner jacket like a cataract of Fab...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hollywood: Your Place or Mine? | 3/20/1964 | See Source »

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