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Word: pinks (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...thought, as he tells Horst, " 'He's a bit bent.' They said, 'He can't' ... but I did." For his reward, Max is permitted to wear the yellow star marking him a Jew, which gives him preferential treatment over the homosexuals, who wear pink triangles...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theater: Walpurgisnacht | 12/17/1979 | See Source »

...Norman soldier who landed at Hastings in 1066, fell out of the boat onto his shield and invented surfing, acquiring in the process a hugely swollen nose. Entwistle's own predecessor is a soused sea dog named Ahab, who goes about in a state of perpetual inebriation, spotting pink whales to port...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Rock's Outer Limits | 12/17/1979 | See Source »

...gaudy decorations in orange and pink...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Our Christmas Reuelry | 12/14/1979 | See Source »

Kevin Kline gives an outstanding performance as Paul, a simple man lured by Central Park West trappings and an L.A. life-style before he sees through the plastic of his own costume. Roxanne Hart's Susan develops beautifully from the first day on the beach in her tight pink bathing suit to her last afternoon with Paul...

Author: By David Frankel, | Title: At Loose Ends? Get Out | 12/12/1979 | See Source »

...vocabulary of hundreds of new words, when slowed down and analyzed on tape recordings proved to be about 50 complex mispronounced words and phrases jammed together and said at high speed. There was also "substantial variation" every time the twins talked. Phonetic transcripts initially brought run-together phrases like "pink-telephone" and "let's-go-marketing" to the surface, and they finally traced most of Ginny and Gracie's speech to English and minor German influences. One initial mystery, "toolaymeia" (for spaghetti), turned out to be a corruption of o sole mio, the family way of referring...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Ginny and Gracie Go to School | 12/10/1979 | See Source »

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