cutie
n.— «Eduardo Lausse, the darling of Argentina, knows today why they call Milo Savage a “cutie.” The handsome South American had to get off the floor and close with a rush to get a draw in last nights’ 10-round…battle.» —“Savage Draws With Lausse in Tight Boout” by Jack Hand in New York City Reno Evening Gazette (Nev.) Jan. 7, 1956. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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