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Word: laugier (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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Usage:

...system was much too crude to be Parisian, and Gabrielle Gaucher, 48, decided that the simplest solution was to introduce the call girl to France. Renting an office on Rue Laugier, not far from the Etoile, Gabrielle and a bookkeeper assistant soon assembled a list of some 400 personable girls. As the French once adopted the word "weekend," they borrowed "call girl," though some preferred to Frenchify it to téléfilles. When the clients came calling, Gabrielle had ready an album containing pictures of her téléfilles, and a brief paragraph that stated whether...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FRANCE: Les Telefilles | 3/14/1960 | See Source »

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