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Word: gramps (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Usage:

...away about the art of writing for the last 2,000 years, and pompously presuming to toss compliments to his betters, such as and specifically me." Still feigning an inability to remember 70-year-old Canby's name, Pegler called him "Mr. Canfield," "doc," "the old boy" and "gramp." Concluded Pegler: "If the old goat wants to get tough . . . what does he mean quoting my piece without permission? I am copyrighted...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: A Geezer Named Seidlitz | 8/8/1949 | See Source »

...spring his oldest daughter-in-law would look the old man in the eye : "Well, Gramp . . . What are you going to wear tomorrow in the Easter parade...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Gilded Grandpa | 3/13/1944 | See Source »

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