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Word: villaboy (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Usage:

...Batista's Ambassador to Mexico at the time, the letter confirmed what everyone had long suspected-that Aldo Baroni, columnist for Mexico City's daily Excelsior, had taken money to say nice things about Dictator Batista. The ambassador wrote to a presidential aide in Havana: "Our friend Villaboy gave me a check for $4,000. Following instructions of the President [i.e., Batista], I endorsed the check to Senor Aldo Baroni...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: News Space for Sale | 9/7/1959 | See Source »

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