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Word: goddamit (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Fortnight ago, as Lewin lolled in his penthouse in natty dark blue sports shirt and slacks, NBI agents burst in to haul him off to jail. He thought he could get out on bail easily-"Goddamit," roared Lewin through the cell door, "don't let me sleep here tonight"-but Lukban saw to it that Lewin spent the night in his cell. Next morning, as the fur began to fly. Garcia's Secretary of Justice Alejo Mabanag announced that NBI Chief Lukban would be fired "for the good of the service," and Lewin, free on bail, sped away...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: The Plug-Ugly American | 12/21/1959 | See Source »

...Well, look here, little man, Goddamit, I am your Goddam roommate," I pointed out, rather cogently I thought. "I live here too. And you ought to get out of this habit of getting up promptly at the crack of noon. It's bad for your health...

Author: By Julius Novick, | Title: Mother's Ruin | 2/25/1959 | See Source »

...Bache, Mike made tens of thousands on the Street and soon got close enough to the imperial J. P. Morgan to be able to inquire at a dinner party: "Railroad deal, Mr. Morgan? What's all this about?" Mike gleefully quotes a Morgan man on Adventurer Mike Hedges: "Goddamit, I never saw a youngster with such a brass neck." Moving on to Mexico, Mike Hedges fell afoul of Guerrilla Leader Pancho Villa, and-as he tells it-narrowly escaped execution as an American spy. To prove his English nationality, he flashed Villa an orthodox Guardsman's salute...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Man with a Brass Neck | 8/15/1955 | See Source »

...command post, a lieutenant barked shrilly into a telephone: "Yes, goddamit, I said motorboat mechanics! The colonel wants some motorboat mechanics and he wants 'em quickly. Scratch around and see if you can find anyone who knows anything about motorboats, and send 'em the hell up here...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BATTLE OF KOREA: On the Camel's Head | 4/23/1951 | See Source »

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