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Word: meow (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...climbed in The tuba of Serafim And the result Of this merger Was that the tuba went Pum pum pum-meow...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BRAZIL: Cat in the Tuba | 2/16/1948 | See Source »

Hanging three deep on the sides of streetcars, celebrators sang "Pum pum pum" and the motorman punctuated the "meow" with a clang of his bell. Meanwhile, "There's a cat in the tuba" had become a solid part of Brazilian slang-a rough equivalent of "Something is rotten in the state of Denmark...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BRAZIL: Cat in the Tuba | 2/16/1948 | See Source »

...known to her fans as Little Meow, spends five hours a day on her makeup. In other respects, she is as unlike a Hollywood actress as could be. A recent interview illustrates some of the differences. "What do you think of the love letters written you by admirers?" the reporter asked. "They are funny," said...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CHINA: Little Meow | 11/3/1947 | See Source »

Recently an old woman turned up at Li's studio claiming to be her real mother. Li's other mother, she said, had only adopted her. "In my circle," said Little Meow, "there are many people who know all about me. You can ask them how big my mother's stomach...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CHINA: Little Meow | 11/3/1947 | See Source »

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