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Word: stinkin (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Bout coupla monts ago business started gettin' stinkin'. We was losin' money, but fast. I gotta do somethin' to goose da place up. Now I'm a sport lover, see. So I figure maybe dese guys is goin' to hockey games or fights, an' I say, why not bring hockey or fights here, so guys can see sports and drink atta same time. So I buy dese gadgets. Slump in business stopped...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio: Barrooms with a View | 3/24/1947 | See Source »

...world: the Edward J. Neil Memorial Plaque of the New York Boxing Writers' Association, for his "outstanding contribution to boxing in 1939." Outstanding contribution last week: his remark to sluggish Heavyweight Henry Cooper (his onetime gym mate) while beating him in Manhattan: "Hey, Henry, we're stinkin' the joint...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Who Won, Jan. 22, 1940 | 1/22/1940 | See Source »

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