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Word: lummox (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Usage:

...wits had dubbed the bird, and someone suggested that all Vanguard needed was a rubber band to spring it skyward. Said Scientist J. (for James) Paul Walsh, 40, pugnacious Vanguard deputy director who bossed the Cape project: "It made me goddam mad. If they call you a lummox long enough, you've got to be careful or you'll start believing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SPACE: Vanguard's Triumph | 3/31/1958 | See Source »

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