Word: gayer
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...sorts of ski equipment can be produced, and for the man who wants only four A's for Christmas, you might make a slight gesture in the form of an alarm clock. The guy who is looking for a blond may find that he will cut a much gayer figure in a nylon shirt, a suede or plaid vest and a new hat. All this apparel is filling up a lot of women's Christmas lists...
April in Paris. France, always the most popular stopover for Americans, was far gayer and cheaper than Britain, whose pound is stubbornly pegged at $4.03. Two months ago the franc hit an alltime high of 530 to the dollar on the black market; last week it was down to 360 and it might hit 320 when the tourist rush sets in. (The free franc was still 318.) A knowing traveler could get by on $7 a day for food and lodging...
...unclear--perhaps they think it will improve the humor of the magazine, which, in recent months, has slipped to a position somewhat short of overpowering. Perhaps the dutch tiles with which the walls of their sanctum are lined need a spring cleaning; perhaps they look forward to a gayer decor, with chintz curtains in every leaded window...
...bigger than those in Cambridge, and I like red brick. And Mory's is smaller and dirtier and darker and more crowded than Jini's or the OG. And anyone can sing "From the tables..." even if they aren't from Yale. And the parties aren't any gayer, and the martinis are just as bad, and the smoke is no bluer...
...jawed Ana is a booming, passionate orator. When shouting to a big audience, her greying, boy-bobbed hair flops about her face. She usually wears quiet, expensively tailored dresses in solid colors. Occasionally, at a party, she comes out in something gayer, but she never wears jewelry...