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Word: smacking (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...soft acoustic guitars and driving rock riffs. Its songs ranged from absurdist character studies ("Antwoman") to a genuinely haunting love story ("Dark Princess"). There are also two sneering but comical tributes: "Viva! Sea-Tac," on which he proclaims that the Pacific Northwest has "the best computers and coffee and smack," and a live hidden track on which he tells a giggling audience "Don't talk to me about Gene Hackman/he's in every film/sometimes wearing a towel/and if it isn't him you get Andie Macdowell." About his friend, R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck, who contributes to a few tracks, Hitchcock...

Author: By Taylor R. Terry, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Hithcock Ages Gracefully | 11/5/1999 | See Source »

Addressing post-randomization life, Dingman said that the effort might seem to "smack of social engineering," yet explained that it would be a shame not to take advantage of the admissions office's work in creating a diverse student body...

Author: By Christopher J. Yip, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Panel Stresses Importance of House Life | 11/3/1999 | See Source »

...making it to the Big Show are the ones who are going to choke. The kids who focus on putting themselves in good position, racing hard, and finishing strong are the ones getting on a plane the next week. The other kids get a one-way ticket to the Smack Down Hotel...

Author: By Elizabeth M. Lewis, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: W. X-Country Fifth, Men Ninth at Heps | 11/1/1999 | See Source »

...Instead of taking the race out at a barn-burning pace like we usually do, Edward and I let the Yalies set the pace early on," Martin said. "Three miles into the race, feeling relaxed, we made a strong move and laid the proverbial smack down on the Bulldogs...

Author: By Elizabeth M. Lewis, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Cross Country Runs | 10/12/1999 | See Source »

...this rip-roaring comedy which combines an awful idea with some ingenious humor. The movie takes a while to get started, and after a half an hour of crude jokes about sex and hockey, you begin to wonder if people do anything else in Mystery besides fornicate and smack pucks. This satiric comedy points out the fact that, well, they...

Author: By Kelley E. Morrell, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Ice, Ice, Baby: Kelley Heads North | 10/8/1999 | See Source »

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