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Word: ification (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
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...material. And, if you’re morally troubled by fur, you can always wear fake fur in order to participate in the trend. This is what Pamela Anderson does, and her example—as usual—is a shining beacon that guides us all. Three Furr-ific Tips for Fur Followers: 1) Do not wear a coat made entirely of fur. Subtlety is key, and fur should appear only sparingly. That way, no one will compare you to a creature from “Star Wars.” 2) “Dr. Zhivago?...

Author: By Rebecca M. Harrington, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Fun Fur the Whole Family | 9/28/2006 | See Source »

...made sense that his show's title and theme song (Charles Alexandrine's "Bandstand Boogie," as played by Les Elgart) evoked an earlier, less dangerous musical era. He didn't talk with eccentric urgency, like so many of the radio DJs of the time - his only coinages were "IFIC" (from "Flavor-ific," to describe Beechnut Gum, sponsor of a Saturday night show he hosted for a few years) and "gesachtstehagen" (then, and now, undecipherable to me). You could say that Clark was to rock 'n roll what Pat Boone was to Little Richard: the nice white man who made...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Philly Fifties: Rock 'n Radio | 7/14/2001 | See Source »

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