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Word: sis (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...SIS AND UNCLE WILLIE by Gwen Everett (Rizzoli; $13.95). One magic summer, Li'l Sis' Uncle Willie -- a painter en route to New York CityQstops off in the South. Through his eyes the child sees a new world of colors and culture. Uncle Willie was William Johnson, a real African-American artist, and this biography artfully employs his work to enlighten as it entertains...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Kid-Lit Capers | 12/21/1992 | See Source »

...believe this is fine cheese--it lingers on the palate with a crazy, tangy aftertaste. Just keep listening, sis, I promise you'll get it: play one side, then the other (they're identical), then turn it over again. Your brain will numb; soon you'll leave your old taste standards far behind and learn to dig this fluffy groove...

Author: By David S. Kurnick, | Title: Dig This Fluffy, Funky Groove | 8/21/1992 | See Source »

...wanted to show we could make a hard album without those connotations -- a positive hard-core record." A first step was to cool out on the language, which had been overworked and overbaked by the Geto Boys and the recent N.W.A. album. Explains Chuck D: "Cursing and all that sis played out anyway...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Empire Strikes Black | 11/11/1991 | See Source »

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