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Word: poof (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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Usage:

...easy. You just close your eyes and erase them. And when you open your eyes-poof." she opened her hands to show there was nothing in them, "they're dead." Then she added, "It's like, have you ever died on acid or something...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Road from Gallup to Albuquerque: | 12/18/1969 | See Source »

Merv seemed lusterless after dark; his whoopee all seemed to come from an aerosol can that went poof. In the latest ratings, Carson was more securely than ever the nation's midnight idol, commanding a healthy 37% of the audience, compared with a measly 15% for Griffin. ABC's Joey Bishop is third, with 12%. The remaining 36% of the viewers are watching old movies and other shows scheduled by independent channels and network-affiliated holdouts...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: Here's Johnny--Where's Merv? | 10/24/1969 | See Source »

...Poof...

Author: By Scott W. Jacobs and John G. Short, S | Title: Weathermen In Suicide Attack | 10/14/1969 | See Source »

...Poof...

Author: By Nicholas Gagarin, | Title: Fox Warns Senior Class Of Cutbacks on Fulbrights | 10/10/1968 | See Source »

...full grants are gone, poof, like that," Fox said. "There may be two full grants for Ireland and five for Finland, but almost all the rest are out," he stated...

Author: By Nicholas Gagarin, | Title: Fox Warns Senior Class Of Cutbacks on Fulbrights | 10/10/1968 | See Source »

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