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Word: catchup (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...went and, hiccuping quietly to herself, sat in the phone booth at the corner drugstore−she thought Dr. Samuels might be in New York City trying to get in touch with her. While she waited, she -read suggestions that would-be-helpful people had written to her: try catchup in beer, try holding your ears, try wishing on an inverted teacup. Said Miss Mayer: "Such superstition...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Hiccup Girl | 2/28/1944 | See Source »

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