@article{329769, author = {Keyes, Ralph.}, url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/329769}, title = {I love it when you talk retro : hoochie coochie, double whammy, drop a dime, and the forgotten origins of American speech /}, publisher = {St. Martin's Press,}, abstract = {Discusses those "verbal fossils" that remain embedded in our national conversation long after the topic they refer to has galloped off into the sunset. Mrs. Robinson, Edsel, "Catch-22", Gangbusters, "Alphonse and Gaston", or "Where's the beef?" are just a few of the "retroterms" that can be found in this word-lover's store of trivia and obscure references.}, recid = {329769}, pages = {viii, 310 p. :}, address = {New York :}, year = {2009}, }