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Word: inflection (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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Three minutes after you've met the guy, you get the feeling that Joe Oteri could worm his way under anybody's skin. His style adds a new dimension to the meaning of glibness, being the kind of fellow who can readily inflect a tone of mock anger when an interviewer insists on calling him Mr. Oteri: "Call me Joe for chrissakes. Everyone calls me Joe, except my daughter. She calls me asshole." And you're already giggling, if only inwardly. A burly native of South Boston who has earned a name as one of the best narcotics lawyers...

Author: By Joseph L. Contreras and Marc H. Meyer, S | Title: The Greening of Massachusetts | 4/29/1977 | See Source »

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