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Word: twirps (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1925-1925
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...suppose I'll have to stomach the exhibition of foreign baggage labels. I've got a few on my bags myself--but the stickers which explain in bold-faced type that Harvard College is responsible for a bag or a trunk and the manners and personal appearance of the twirp it belongs to are altogether too much for me. The only thing which is worse, and it's nothing short of nauseous, are painted slickers. I saw one yesterday and honestly on it was drawn a big green and red parrot. Above it was a pair of huge tortoise-shelled...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CONFESSIONS OF A GENTLEMAN | 11/6/1925 | See Source »

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