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Word: repairmen (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1927-1927
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...Slang term meaning electric current, used by doorbell repairmen, high school radio tinkerers, baffled babbitts. Astute Engineer Ogle would never be guilty of using such a misnomer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Able Ogle | 2/7/1927 | See Source »

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