I love it when you talk retro : hoochie coochie, double whammy, drop a dime, and the forgotten origins of American speech / Ralph Keyes.
Publication details: New York : St. Martin's Press, 2009.Edition: 1st edDescription: viii, 310 p. : ill. ; 22 cmISBN:- 9780312340056
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- PE1689 .K49 2009
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [289]-298) and index.
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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