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Hula hoop revivalReader comment on item: More Vanished American Words Submitted by Twitch Viewer (United States), Jan 20, 2022 at 15:55 Well Hula hoops are having a revival with electronic hoops that change color as they move creating abstract changing bands of bright color in a darkened room. No one asks what is a Hula hoop. I checked and people understand Duck and cover but not the reference to a nuclear attack that it once carried. On the other hand I had to look up dungarees recently when it came up as a translation from French so that word doesn't show up in the material I read. Note: Opinions expressed in comments are those of the authors alone and not necessarily those of Daniel Pipes. Original writing only, please. Comments are screened and in some cases edited before posting. Reasoned disagreement is welcome but not comments that are scurrilous, off-topic, commercial, disparaging religions, or otherwise inappropriate. For complete regulations, see the "Guidelines for Reader Comments". Reader comments (14) on this item
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