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Word: prawn (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Usage:

...slow as a stunned mullet. They say (well, they hope) the Yanks are going to watch it in their millions. Which just shows there's probably no limit to the number of poor suffering drongos who'll sit back and have the Box come the raw prawn on them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Video: Gum-Nut Tragedy All the Way | 3/28/1983 | See Source »

...prawn, to come the, v.: to delude or hoodwink a drongo or galah...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Video: A Guide to Strine | 3/28/1983 | See Source »

...benefits of Toyo Kogyo's new prosperity. Last week union members got a 6.9% pay hike. Says Masao Isoda, a 28-year-old foreman: "In the bad old days, I could afford only noodle soup for lunch. Now I allow myself the luxury of a fat, fried prawn with my soup...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Comeback Kids | 4/26/1982 | See Source »

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