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Word: twits (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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George, rising, withered Wales with a glance and, in his first public speech in Canada, began forthwith to twit the heir to the British throne...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Twits Wales | 8/29/1927 | See Source »

...vacancy, will win. But he cannot assume his seat until some time in January. At any rate, the regular Republicans will fall short of a majority throughout the session. After Mar. 4, the Republican ranks will be strengthened by three additional senators. Meanwhile, the Democrats will doubtless twit them on their division...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ousted | 12/8/1924 | See Source »

...Renascence, seems to be developing a new type of Harkness-brod intellectual who in not only interested in literature but is willing to admit it. He refers familiarly to "Bozzy", and has a library of finely bound books with uncut leaves; and he finds it good form to twit Steve Benet's "Wisdom". Nevertheless there is real intellectual awareness at Yale, as noted above; although we question whether the fact that the "News" conducts a colyum is any particular sign of such interest. That is, we would question if it would not be thought that we are jealous...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: WHICH THEY DON'T | 4/7/1922 | See Source »

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