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Word: winterizer (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Most viewers tuning in to the Winter Olympics will be limited to a vocabulary of three small o words: "ooh" for any soaring feat after which the athlete remains in an upright position, "oops" for ungainly plops onto ice or snow and "ouch" for the spectacular disasters. Couch-cozy spectators are likely to remain otherwise speechless at the subtleties of winter sports. They will not be helped by the glossolalia that accompanies the coverage of the Games, including such fascinating but baffling terms as Axels and Lutzes, telemark and super-Gs. Enlightened appreciation will also be hindered by Zen-like...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Olympics: Beyond the O Words | 2/22/1988 | See Source »

...schools and day-care centers to test children for hearing disabilities. Restaurant Owner "Daddy" Bruce Randolph, 88 this week, serves thousands of dinners to Denver's homeless and shut-ins every Thanksgiving. Wayne Matson, 67, a retired Air Force colonel, volunteers full time for the humane society in Winter Haven, Fla. "If you're not committed to something," he declares, "you're just taking up space...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: Grays on The Go | 2/22/1988 | See Source »

NATION: As the primaries begin, the candidates prepare for a long, hot winter...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Magazine Contents Page: Feb. 22, 1988 | 2/22/1988 | See Source »

...climate of overpowering good will, but with temperatures fluctuating almost 60 degrees, the XVth Winter Olympics began last week brilliantly. A crowd of 60,000 people glowing from the cheeks and hearts brimmed Calgary's McMahon Stadium for the opening ceremonies, donning colored ponchos that formed a lot of little symbols across the stands and one large display across the world...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Olympics: Wonderful Whoop Of Good Will | 2/22/1988 | See Source »

...unusually quiet Winter Carnival last weekend demonstrated the dramatic effects of the revised policy, said fraternity officers...

Author: By Suzanne F. Nossel, | Title: On the Ban-Wagon: Campus Crackdowns on Booze | 2/20/1988 | See Source »

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