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Word: lookit (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Around the fourth mile, the average runner gets that "what the hell am I doing here" feeling. Usually about this time, the local bobby-soxer turns to her friend and says, "Hey, Margie, lookit what just went by!" By the time the runner comes laboring down the little aisle of spectator's grouped at the finish, he's practically ready to quit the sport...

Author: By Stephen N. Cady, | Title: Sports of the Crimson | 10/8/1947 | See Source »

...John ("Fritzie") Zivic decided to have a doctor straighten out his nose. He knew it was time to quit. Said Fritzie: "You know why fighters get started on comebacks . . . they got nuthin' to do so they drop around to the gyms and finally they say to themselves: 'Lookit those bums ... I can lick 'em myself!' So they go and become bums too. Not me ... I've never heard strange noises yet and I'm not going to ... two or three more fights, then it's all over...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Had Enough? | 1/27/1947 | See Source »

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