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Word: ublindki (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1960
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Usage:

...same time, Moscow Bureau Chief Edmund Stevens, who is fluent in Russian, was forwarding personal translations of the Soviets' words- which, rough as they sounded in their own interpreters' translations, were at times rougher still in the original. Stevens' skill was particularly helpful on words like ublindki-used by Khrushchev to describe the West Germans-which could mean "abortions" or "Mongolian idiots" or other terms far worse than some other translators used...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Letter From The Publisher, may 30, 1960 | 5/30/1960 | See Source »

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