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050	0	0	_aPE1689 _b.K49 2009
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100	1		_aKeyes, Ralph.
245	1	0	_aI love it when you talk retro : _bhoochie coochie, double whammy, drop a dime, and the forgotten origins of American speech / _cRalph Keyes.
250			_a1st ed.
260			_aNew York : _bSt. Martin's Press, _c2009.
300			_aviii, 310 p. : _bill. ; _c22 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [289]-298) and index.
520			_aDiscusses 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.
650		0	_aEnglish language _vTerms and phrases. _92440
650		0	_aEnglish language _xIdioms.
650		0	_aFigures of speech. _92531
856	4	1	_zTable of contents only _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0823/2008030157.html
856	4	2	_zContributor biographical information _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0905/2008030157-b.html
856	4	2	_zPublisher description _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0905/2008030157-d.html
856	4	1	_zSample text _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0912/2008030157-s.html
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