Search Details

Word: fooey (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1939-1939
Sort By: most recent first (reverse)


Usage:

...auxiliary wheezing, her worn-out crew grumbling. Waiting on shore among reporters who thought they might get a story was a deputy U. S. marshal with a handful of subpoenas. The reporters got a whopper from Captain Robert B. Hoffmann, who had plenty to say: "A Hollywood treasure hunt-fooey! The whole thing was nuts from the very beginning." He soon was testifying before a grand jury and telling his story to the press...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Transport: Gold on Cocos | 1/23/1939 | See Source »

| 1 | 2 | Next