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Word: whack (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1930
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...Washington minimized Prohibition, their party's rock of schism, joyfully saw in the election only an uprising against an outworn partisan cry of "Hoover prosperity," symptomatic of a major economic revolt against Republican diddling on the tariff and unemployment. Wets naturally could see nothing but a resounding whack delivered to the 18th Amendment...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: POLITICAL NOTES: Massachusetts Portent | 2/24/1930 | See Source »

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