Word: slap
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...desire soon to be considered mature, serious or buried in thought. It is his belief that, since it would be weak for him to make the first advance, it is better to rouse a man's cough by the chilliness of his presence than by a hearty slap on the back. The baneful effect of such a habit of mind upon the individual and upon the spirit of the institution is not difficult to see. With diffidence and deservedness carried to an extreme, the opportunities to appreciate new sides in the nature of an acquaintance--which are only...