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

...best engineering, mathematical, and psychological talent that toymakers could muster. Nevertheless, many of the new toys will be a gamble. Reason: children often show complete lack of interest in what toymakers and psychologists think they will like. Example: a new teething toy was carefully designed so that 1) its lollypop colors were most attractive, 2) it could be gripped in five different places, 3) it was scientifically measured to fit a baby's hand. So far U.S. babies have shown that they can take it or leave it alone...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TOYS: Whee! | 10/28/1946 | See Source »

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