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Word: unupblown (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1975-1975
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...Much of the novel's lunatic telegraphese was pure reportage. After the invasion, for example, newspaper offices heard a rumor that the Italians had bombed a native hospital, killing a beautiful American nurse. Editors demanded the story of "nurse upblown." After a vain search, Waugh cabled back: "Nurse unupblown...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Waugh Stories | 12/8/1975 | See Source »

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