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Word: slapper (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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Usage:

...second line, however, shot at Dunham again and again. At 2:00 of the third period Treadwell sent a slapper from the left boards, and Bill Lamarche tipped it in for the tying goal...

Author: By Anthony H. Scholl, | Title: Sextet Catches Brown in 4-4 Tie | 12/17/1962 | See Source »

...fascinating correspondence between Perelman and Mr. S. Merlin of Busy Bee Cleaners, Merlin writes that Perelman's maid "says you need a bulldozer, not a servant, and the pay is so small she can do better on relief." Throughout The Rising Gorge, Perelman allows himself this sort of knee-slapper somewhat more often than, as I remember, he did in his earlier pieces, and the result is an even more enjoyable brand of humor...

Author: By Michael S. Lottman, | Title: The Literary Satirist is Still Around | 2/24/1962 | See Source »

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