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Word: shoulda (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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Fiore Buccieri (giggling): Jackie, you shoulda seen the guy. Like an elephant, he was, and when Jimmy hit him with that electric prod...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: THE CONGLOMERATE OF CRIME | 8/22/1969 | See Source »

...personal companion. "Today I discovered an old pile of Lucky's manure," he writes. "It was turning back to grass. And I saw it was a miracle." Somehow this becomes a touching ending to a delightful book. An alternate epitaph might be the horseplayers' eternal lament, "I shoulda...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Exquisite Angst | 6/27/1969 | See Source »

Nobody ever accused Breslin of running scared, but now that he is turning to writing books, he does fret about his own lack of discipline. Not about his background, though. "I'm not smart, but then you tell me who is. I shoulda gone to an Ivy League college, then I coulda lied like the rest of them jerks wearing the striped ties." He seems overly proud of his limited tastes in literature. "Portnoy's Complaint! I don't read nothin' that ain't written in English...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Columnists: Joining a Bigger League | 2/28/1969 | See Source »

...looking for a little action-blonde, brunette or otherwise. And Rowan, try as he may, cannot keep his partner's mind off sex. When he frets about Martin's frail appearance and advises, "For your own good, you should pick up some weight," Dick leers: "Shoulda been with me last night...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Verrry Interesting . . . But Wild | 10/11/1968 | See Source »

...didn't smile except to brush off an occasional insult from the sparse crowd on the sidewalks. The fog had lifted slightly but it was still a very gray day. Appropriately, a little boy marched beside Spock holding onto his hand. "Hey, Spock," somebody yelled. "Take a walk. I shoulda never read your book...

Author: By W. BRUCE Springer, | Title: A Black Carnival in the Park: Hippies, Housewives, Husbands Join in an Ungainly Alliance | 4/20/1967 | See Source »

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