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A "loop-hound" is a dated, vulgar slang term for a person who frequented a specific downtown district, known as the Loop (in this case, Chicago), in search of amusement and cheer. The term implies someone who "hounded" after such entertainment within the crowded and noisy Loop, a reference that is now mostly found in older texts; 101; | A "loop-hound" is a dated, vulgar slang term for a person who frequented a specific downtown district, known as the Loop (in this case, Chicago), in search of amusement and cheer. The term implies someone who "hounded" after such entertainment within the crowded and noisy Loop, a reference that is now mostly found in older texts; 101; | ||
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| + | Béla Ferenc Dezső Blaskó, better known by the stage name Bela Lugosi, was a Hungarian–American actor. He was best remembered for portraying Count Dracula in the horror film classic Dracula, Ygor in Son of Frankenstein and his roles in many other horror films from 1931 through 1956. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bela_Lugosi Wikipedia]; "Hungarian oomph," 47; | ||
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loophound
A "loop-hound" is a dated, vulgar slang term for a person who frequented a specific downtown district, known as the Loop (in this case, Chicago), in search of amusement and cheer. The term implies someone who "hounded" after such entertainment within the crowded and noisy Loop, a reference that is now mostly found in older texts; 101;
Lugosi, Bela (1882-1956)
Béla Ferenc Dezső Blaskó, better known by the stage name Bela Lugosi, was a Hungarian–American actor. He was best remembered for portraying Count Dracula in the horror film classic Dracula, Ygor in Son of Frankenstein and his roles in many other horror films from 1931 through 1956. Wikipedia; "Hungarian oomph," 47;
