Word: fella
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...going to give up and go back to America," said Sir Adrian, "even if I have to live in a tent." "I hope he's going to stay," said one of his 15 Scottish tenants. "We like this wee fella...
...World War II, G.I.s were being taught to say: "Cut-im grass belong head belong me" ("I want a haircut"), and the 23rd Psalm was still going native in a wide variety of ways: e.g., Australia's "Big Name watchem sheepysheep. Watchum blackfella. No more belly cry fella hob . . ."; New Guinea's "Deus iwas gut long mi, im igifim mi ol samtig...
...worried, fella," was the quick reply. "I thought you were fond...
Just Plain Harry Harry Truman plays no role better than that of a colloquial, foot-scraping, friendly fella from out there in Missouri. Last week, his 358th week in the presidency, he ran through the part of just plain Harry without missing a cue or flatting a tone...
...think it's the fella she used to go with before we were married," he said. "He reminds her of a rattlesnake. She's scared to death...