Word: noix
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Dates: during 1945-1945
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When U.S. General Tony McAuliffe answered "Nuts!" to the German demand that he surrender Bastogne, he stopped no,, only the Germans but the French press. Politely, the French newspapers wrestled with a suitable translation, finally came up with Vous n'étes que des vieilles noix-"You are nothing but old nuts...
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