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Word: lurong (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Usage:

...story, dated and ludicrous, is relieved only occasionally by a few amusing and probably unintentional remarks, as well as the frequent appearance of Hedy Lamarr clad in nothing but a lurong and a quart of stain. As a savage the Austrian-born star is far from convincing, however, despite her interpretation of a native hooch cooch dance that is more a la Old Howard than African...

Author: By J. C. R., | Title: MOVIEGOER | 1/18/1943 | See Source »

...white man's burden in Equatorial Africa (see cut) consists principally of Tondelayo (Hedy Lamarr). She comes from the jungle wearing a "lurong" (press-agentese for an alluring sarong), rolls the whites of her eyes, and in no time at all is saying "Tondelayo make you tiffin." Only the tone-deaf will think she means...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The New Pictures, Dec. 14, 1942 | 12/14/1942 | See Source »

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