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Word: studly (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...beautiful faces, a hunk for hire. Fast-forward through an early Cruise movie, and you will find him in the corner of the frame, a winsome thing in love with his body, exuding the jock wholesomeness of a baby Christopher Reeve. Superboy. Dozens of such sleek stud puppies pass through Hollywood every year, and in Endless Love (1981) and The Outsiders (1982), Cruise had the chance to scope out his competition: Matt Dillon, Rob Lowe, Ralph Macchio, James Spader, Patrick Swayze, Emilio Estevez, C. Thomas Howell. Usually boy toys come and go without attracting much more than vagrant pubescent lust...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Tom Terrific | 12/25/1989 | See Source »

Though he may not look like a geek, Widerman definitely does not come across as a stud. The former Crimson wrestler is 5-ft., 2-in. tall, 118-lbs. and balding. Aside from being Harvard's assistant wrestling coach, Widerman is a strict vegetarian who teaches yoga and dance classes at Harvard...

Author: By Johanna B. Berkman, | Title: Life as a Jock Nerd | 12/16/1989 | See Source »

Harvey Milk students want to be accepted, especially the 15-year-old with cornrowed red hair, a fashionable rhinestone nose stud and doelike eyes outlined in blue. "She" seems to be an exquisite young girl but turns out to be a boy. "My cousin is a drag queen, and he told me about Harvey Milk," he says. "At my other school, some people didn't know I was a guy; others called me a faggot." He adds, "I used to fight them, and I hit first. At Harvey Milk I can wear what I want." The issue is learning, nothing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: New York City: Harvey Milk School | 11/13/1989 | See Source »

...cohorts say that approving Proposition 1-2-3 would not even help tenants purchase their apartments. Proponents of the referendum argue that the apartments would be sold perhaps as much as 50 percent below the market price because each apartment would have only one possible buyer. But a stud sponsored this summer by those opposed to Proposition 1-2-3 concluded that significant discounts are unrealistic...

Author: By Matthew M. Hoffman, | Title: Cambridge's Perennial Issue Rears Its Head | 9/15/1989 | See Source »

...living relics is the Oxford, a rough-hewn downtown saloon known simply as "the Ox," whose claimed lineage variously dates back as far as 1883. Draft beer comes for 50 cents a pop; a woman barks off keno numbers over a loudspeaker. Gnarled poker devotees alternate five-card stud with games like Hold 'Em and Crazy Pineapple. Warns a stern sign: EACH PLAYER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PROTECTING HIS OWN HAND...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Travel: Exploring The Real Old West | 8/7/1989 | See Source »

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