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Word: kempt (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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There is nothing on the Rosie O'Donnell Show to upset the stomach--no ill-kempt yokels flaunting their unseemly moral transgressions ("Stripped at uncle's bachelor party"). O'Donnell has modeled her syndicated show, which was launched last week to winning ratings, partially after those of cozy entertainers Dinah Shore, Merv Griffin and Mike Douglas. "What I liked about Mike Douglas," O'Donnell says, "is that everyone who came on his show appeared to be his friend. No one looked nervous." And indeed, O'Donnell is anything but intimidating...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TELEVISION: A LEAGUE OF HER OWN | 6/24/1996 | See Source »

...combatants gathered on a vast field. At one end, an ill-kempt mob is armed mainly with monkey wrenches and backyard barbecue forks. At the other end is a neat line of arrogant-looking men in red suspenders, ready to defend themselves with squash racquets. Behind them, their leader sits erect on a Trojan horse, wearing two powdered wigs. There is silence. Then the air is pierced by a maniacal giggle...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A CASE OF THE GIGGLES | 2/12/1996 | See Source »

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