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

President Arévalo. His enemies had whispered that he was pro-Argentine because of his long exile in Argentina. So the "strike" featured Gaucho costumes. With a syrupy Argentine accent, a student representing the President wooed a girl named "Guayaba" (tropical fruit, slang for the Presidency). When Guayaba hiked her skirts, she showed a label: "The Treasury." President Arévalo himself watched and laughed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GUATEMALA: Student Spree | 4/2/1945 | See Source »

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