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MAJOR POINT: There is a huge difference between the square shaped scarves that Auntie Ruth knots waspily under her sweater set and the cool, skinny Stevie Nicks style scarf dripping sensuously from inside a knit or shrunken spring jacket.
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"You keep that up, I'm gonna revoke your driver's license," Susannah said waspily.
The Waste Lands King, Stephen, 1947- 1991
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The waspily named Salon women's-grievance columnist
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"You seemed rather interested in Sir Hugo Renway last night," Teal said waspily, "so I asked the police down there to keep an eye on his place.
The Saint in Action Charteris, Leslie 1937
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