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Word: sassiest (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Fancy Meeting You Here (Bing Crosby, Rosemary Clooney; RCA Victor LP; Stereo). An infectious musical dialogue between two of the sassiest fancy talkers in the business. C. & C. give slick and witty readings to a selection of retreads -On a Slow Boat to China, You Came a Long Way from St. Louis-and introduce a punchy, potential hit named Calcutta. One of the most intriguing vocal entertainments since Noel Coward had his famous chat with Mary Martin...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Pop Records | 1/12/1959 | See Source »

...thunder off on maneuvers in their stubby Grumman Hellcat fighters-unanimously elated to escape from the humdrum chores of selling insurance, studying law or changing diapers. Their bashful, blond skipper, Lieut. Commander Collin Oveland, 32, was a weekday Mercury salesman who had dared them into the Navy's sassiest, .busiest, closest-knit Sunday fighter outfit-with first place in flight time over all other west coast squadrons. All of the pilots were combat veterans, all but eight were married...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ARMED FORCES: First in War . . . | 7/31/1950 | See Source »

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