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Word: pongstress (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Stockholm police cut short the Hungarian victory celebration to chip off a little more glory. They nabbed husky, blonde Gizi Farkas, three times world champion Ping-Pongstress. As with her other compatriots, Gizi's excursion this side of the Iron Curtain was an occasion for stocking up on nylons, watches, lighters-all the paraphernalia of the bourgeois West. She was so awe-struck at the sight of Swedish abundance that she had bagged a handsome wool jacket without paying for it. "I've never seen such a beautiful thing before," she admitted. "I just couldn't resist...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: REFLECTIONS: Ping-Pong Imperialists | 2/21/1949 | See Source »

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