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Word: sheepysheep (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...from years of dealing with white traders. By World War II, G.I.s were being taught to say: "Cut-im grass belong head belong me" ("I want a haircut"), and the 23rd Psalm was still going native in a wide variety of ways: e.g., Australia's "Big Name watchem sheepysheep. Watchum blackfella. No more belly cry fella hob . . ."; New Guinea's "Deus iwas gut long mi, im igifim mi ol samtig...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Insuperable Pidgin? | 8/10/1953 | See Source »

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