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According to Cryer by way of Cecil Adams, the original word is “puppetutes,” and was coined in 1954 by Vernon Green, then the lead singer of the Medallions.
Living With Music: A Playlist by Josh Bazell - Paper Cuts Blog - NYTimes.com 2009
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According to Cryer by way of Cecil Adams, the original word is “puppetutes,” and was coined in 1954 by Vernon Green, then the lead singer of the Medallions.
Living With Music: A Playlist by Josh Bazell - Paper Cuts Blog - NYTimes.com 2009
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As for “puppetutes,” it was a word “I coined to mean a secret paper-doll fantasy figure, who would be my everything and bear my children.”
Living With Music: A Playlist by Josh Bazell - Paper Cuts Blog - NYTimes.com 2009
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As for “puppetutes,” it was a word “I coined to mean a secret paper-doll fantasy figure, who would be my everything and bear my children.”
Living With Music: A Playlist by Josh Bazell - Paper Cuts Blog - NYTimes.com 2009
skipvia commented on the word puppetutes
A possible origin of pompatus. See Wikipedia.
October 4, 2007