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Word: troit (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Usage:

...would a bank president." As pitchman he is less happy. Too often he is called upon to spray himself with Bactine disinfectant and sing "Down go the mean old germs," take great chunks of Silver Cup Bread (backed by offbeat sound effects) and shriek "The Best Bread in Deeee-troit." When he downs his Vite-A-Minnies, children all over Detroit follow suit. "The mothers love me," says Soupy. He also gets the thanks of the fathers by offering such sound advice as: "When you are in the car with Daddy, don't shout or climb all over...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: Soupy's On | 8/12/1957 | See Source »

...Video Theater (Mon. 8 p.m., CBS). Robert Louis Stevenson's Sire de Malètroit's Door...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: RADIO: Program Preview, may 7, 1951 | 5/7/1951 | See Source »

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