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Word: versteh (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Usage:

...cabarets. Christina comes on the air pretending to be a newsboy, hawking the day's headlines in rhymes which frequently poke fun at the Communists. Her most popular tagline, delivered in a knowing, childish singsong, comes at the end of her report of any pompous Communist proclamation: "Das versteh' ich nicht," she says wonderingly, "das versteh' ich wirklich nicht! [That I don't understand, that I really don't understand!]." Throughout the Soviet zone, her phrase appears morning after morning scribbled below some grandiose Communist poster...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio: Der Unheimliche Mr. Heimlich | 2/14/1949 | See Source »

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