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

...crowds roared, Mickey Sullivan dribbled over his chin, the publicity men rubbed their hands, and the show stank. O.K., O.K., So you never saw a Poon-pic. Well, there were, and nobody that wasn't anybody ever tried to horn in. We've always worked through nice people, well, like Ann Sheridan, or Marjorie Woodworth...

Author: By M. M. Zwoncus, | Title: Lampoon Chosen as Villain In Movie, "Bamboo Blonde" | 8/6/1943 | See Source »

This week's Bungalow on the Charles goes to Wilford C. Doss of C. 4, who takes the hand of Miss Mary McCrae of his home town next Saturday the 14th at Harvard Memorial Church. Nice going W.C.D., and lots of luck...

Author: By M.j. Roth, | Title: STRAIGHT DOPE | 8/6/1943 | See Source »

They frightened children and ruined business. Borough President James J. Lyons made an official investigation, discovered the cause ("We've been having nice weather for cockroaches") and promised a cure (gallons of insecticide to be poured into the sewer openings...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NEW YORK: Bugs in the Bronx | 8/2/1943 | See Source »

...fill the coin box of ELIot 8361 sufficiently to persuade Western Union to send an invitation extending the hospitality of our unused broom closet (which has a semi-Murphy bed folded up in it) to Benny the Book, who probably would like to find some place that would be nice to come home...

Author: By George M. Avaklan, | Title: Specialists' Corner | 7/30/1943 | See Source »

Written by MacLean Russell and Richard R. Rogan with generous and lib contributions by the cast, Rogan staged the production with typical Hollywood touches. Happy Graves did a nice job as stage manager, improvising plam trees out of cardboard and grass skirts out of shredded newspapers...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE HARVARD SCUTTLEBUTT | 7/30/1943 | See Source »

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