Word: scorning
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Crimson sophomore, meanwhile, took it easy, going over 6'6 1/4" on his first try against Holy Cross, and then quiting. He explained apologetically that he felt stiff. Pardee speaks of 6'6 1/4" with a tinge of scorn, as if it were something most high jumpers could do with their feet tied together...
...scorn rang a trifle hollow. Although he possesses a medical degree from the University of Dakar, Houphouet has been known to consult the omens of juju himself before making decisions, and even his name has a special juju meaning. In his native Baoule dialect, Houphouet means "pit of excrement"-a phrase intended to scare off devils...
...goofballs). Inevitably, the giggling had to stop, for Clacton's invaders belonged to London's two hostile teen cults: the "Mods" (for Moderns), foppishly dressed youths who drive souped-up, chrome-plated scooters; and the "Rockers," who wear black boots, black leather jackets, drive powerful motorcycles, and scorn the Mods as "queer." The rumble erupted on the second...
...salesgirls (average weight: 90 Ibs.), who regard flesh as a disease, treat women of average proportions as carriers, whisk them into the street for quarantine. Anyone weighing more than 100 Ibs. is viewed with scorn. Size 14s are advised to stay indoors, or wear dresses. Nowhere else in the world must the customer alter to fit the clothes...
Striking at the Roots. With the Republicans raising campaign funds at 21 Go-Day rallies, it was natural that some orators, considering the kind of week it was, should be critical of Johnson's handling of foreign policy. "We have been insulted, humiliated and held up to scorn!" cried two-time Presidential Candidate Thomas Dewey last week. "We ought to pull up our socks...