Word: frown
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Kulturny, For the prospective traveler in the U.S.S.R. Levine supplies a cautionary list of what is ne kulturny (not cultured). Russians frown on low-cut dresses and stockingless legs, and scorn women who wear hats or coats in restaurants. Men should never put their feet on desks or cross their legs or keep their hands in their pants pockets. To whistle in public will cause cries of "Ne kulturny but Russians think nothing of shoving and elbowing their way through crowds or of using their fingers to tear off bits of meat at the table...
...skinny, green-eyed guy with the hurt, hesitant frown looked like a loser -the kind of character who can never quite cope with life's ludicrous little defeats. Wherever he slouched in front of an audience-last month on the bare bandstand of a Chicago nightclub, this week before the unforgiving cameras of Ed Sullivan's TV show-it seemed hardly probable that sad-sack Monologuist Shelley Berman could deliver...
...business the organization's avowed goal. Taking the noble lion as his symbol, Jones injected a cubbish mood by teaching the boys to sing such rousing tunes as the official Roar, Lion, Roar at almost any meal. Though many a Rotarian and no few Kiwanians would continue to frown down upon lively Lions, the Jones ideas infected the older clubs (the Kiwanis motto has been changed from "We Trade" to "We Build"), and the Lions thrived first in the U.S., then in Canada, Latin America and Europe...
...income taxes, whether withheld or paid quarterly. Neither plan has found much support, largely because both are considered unconventional, difficult to administer. Labor unions and some Democrats have suggested a rise in the personal income-tax exemption from $600 to $700 or $800. Legislators of both parties frown on such a plan because it would free millions of people from paying any taxes, remove the sense of responsibility that goes with taxpaying...
...only ones who are genuinely happy during the Christmas weeks are the department store owners, who, we firmly believe, have been the motivating force behind the entire affair. A few days ago we were almost happy ourselves as we watched Mr. Macy and Mr. Gimbel frown their way through the New York City subway strike (there weren't enough kiddies around to keep their scores of Santa Clauses busy). But with the passing of the Motormen's Benevolent Association, Macy's reports that it never had it so good, so there...