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...Unabridged). Some of his own coinages have become firmly fixed in the American language: blurb ("self-praise; to make a noise like a publisher"); bromide (trite saying); and goop (child with beastly manners). A few that never caught on: ivog ("food on the face; unconscious adornment of the person"); slub ("a mild indisposition which does not incapacitate"); quoob ("a person or thing obviously out of place...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones | 10/1/1951 | See Source »

...Harvard Union, Univ. 2780 Hasty Pudding Club, Univ. 52409 Institute of 1770, Univ. 23414 Iroquois Club, Univ. 6657 Kappa Sigma, Univ. 54244 Owl Club, Univ. 6166 Phoenix Club, Univ. 2210 Pi Eta Club, Univ. 5338 Porcellian, Univ. 0626 Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Univ. 73408 Signest Society, Univ. 8026-W Somerset Slub, Haymarket 1731 Speakers' Club' Univ. 7674-R Spee Club, Univ. 0962 St. Botolph Club, Back Bay 5376 Tennis and Racquet, Back Bay 2360 Union Club, Univ. 7575 University Club, Back Bay 7272 S. K. Club, Univ. 1416 Dormitories. Apley Court, Univ. 55936 Apthorp House, Univ. 3360 Beck Hall, Univ...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CRIMSON 1921-1922 TELEPHONE DIRECTORY | 9/30/1921 | See Source »

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