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Word: suckered (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...suggest you play poker everynight that it runs, instead. Of course, you could bring your own blanket and nap in the back seat. Because let me tell you. All that stupid sex and bad rock and roll, those mad scientists, those six star generals, and the two dimensional sucker who's the star of the show are bound to put you out cold. Or they should. A lot of cliches about corruption shot through a candy-coated lens ain't much of a reason for staying awake. Not to my mind...

Author: By Max Blearlens, | Title: Don't Fall for the Hype, Joe | 7/20/1973 | See Source »

...language. Carnies use hundreds of special terms (see box) that help give them a feeling of group solidarity. Frequently they mix these with a special language called Carnie, or ZLatin, which follows-and sometimes ignores-a complex set of rules for disguising the meaning of ordinary English. The word sucker, for instance, may be translated "see-a-zuk kee-a-zer," or simply "see-a-zuker," while carnival becomes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Behavior: The Carnie and the Mark | 5/28/1973 | See Source »

That generally mollifies the mark -which confirms what was said many years ago by another behavioral expert, P.T. Barnum: "There's a sucker born every minute...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Behavior: The Carnie and the Mark | 5/28/1973 | See Source »

Thompson said he feels very strongly that the church is far more than social gatherings and that religion means more than praying. "People who come to church regularly every Sunday but then just forget it the rest of the week are trying to make a sucker out of God. There is a big difference between being 'religious' and being 'good,'" he said...

Author: By Amanda Bennett, | Title: The Church: Social or Sociable? | 3/21/1973 | See Source »

...Cupid swing rosy-cheeked down from thereafters, babies are eaten alive, a sexy maiden is transformed for punishment by Juno into a credible cow with amazingly bovine expressions, a jive-ass-hipster Zeus with greaser shades trysts with earthling maidens, and the verdict is pronounced upon Narcissus. "The sucker came up from inside of him, and that's a rumble nobody can cool...

Author: By Martha Stewart, | Title: Sound of No Hands Clapping | 8/11/1972 | See Source »

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