Back in the 1950s we would describe something very good or nice as “swell.” It was a slang word — one of many. We called a small child an “ankle biter.” The hipsters used “Daddy-O” as a term of endearment.
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Back in the 1950s we would describe something very good or nice as “swell.” It was a slang word — one of many. We called a small child an “ankle biter.” The hipsters used “Daddy-O” as a term of endearment.
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