I love it when you talk retro : hoochie coochie, double whammy, drop a dime, and the forgotten origins of American speech / Ralph Keyes.
2009
PE1689 .K49 2009 (Mapit)
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I love it when you talk retro : hoochie coochie, double whammy, drop a dime, and the forgotten origins of American speech / Ralph Keyes.
Author
Keyes, Ralph.
Edition
1st ed.
ISBN
9780312340056
0312340052
0312340052
Imprint
New York : St. Martin's Press, 2009.
Language
English
Description
viii, 310 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
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PE1689 .K49 2009
Dewey Decimal Classification
422
Summary
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.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [289]-298) and index.
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