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

...plane: the U.S.'s belligerent Butch Buchholz, 20, beat Sirola 6-8, 7-5, 11-9, 6-2, and brooding Barry MacKay, 25, defeated Pietrangeli, 8-6, 3-6, 8-10, 8-6, 13-11. Muffling his sobs in a towel, Pietrangeli, the man the Roman fans call "Maritozzo" (Sugar Bun), had to sponge away the tears...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Laughing Boy & The Weeper | 12/26/1960 | See Source »

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