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Word: figgered (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...matter who dey is, Nat, good or bad, even ol' Marse Joe, dey white folks day gwine make you feel black-assed. Never seed a white man smile at me befo'. How come dat 'plies, Nat? Figger a white man treat you right you gwine feel white-assed. Naw suh! Young Massah, old massah sweet-talk me, I jes' feel black-assed th'ough and th'ough. Figger when I gets to heaven like you say I is, do good Lord hisself even He gwine make old Hark feel black-assed, standin' befo' de golden throne. Dere He is, white...

Author: By Boisfeuillet JONES Jr., | Title: The Outrage of Benevolent Paternalism | 10/13/1967 | See Source »

...even clinkers are fun to people who are there as participants, friends and relatives. Moreover, concerts give a town an item of civic pride. "It's a true gathering of the real family life of America," says one mother, who might be quoting The Music Man line: "Gotta figger out a way t'keep the young ones moral after school!" The old find charm in the band-concert tradition and the young often find delight. "It's old enough to be new," says a middle-aged man, and a teen-ager adds...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Modern Living: Trills, Toots & Oompah-pahs | 9/8/1967 | See Source »

...worth of her clothes in department stores across the nation and picking up an occasional $120 per hour as a model. At a loss to explain why anyone would pay that much to take her picture, Twiggy said objectively: "Hit's not really wot you call a figger...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Mar. 31, 1967 | 3/31/1967 | See Source »

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