I love it when you talk retro

hoochie coochie, double whammy, drop a dime, and the forgotten origins of American speech

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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

1st ed.
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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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Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Language
English
Pages
318

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New York

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. [289]-298) and index.

Genre
Terms and phrases

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
422
Library of Congress
PE1689 .K49 2009

The Physical Object

Pagination
viii, 310 p. :
Number of pages
318

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL23206280M
Internet Archive
iloveitwhenyouta00keye
ISBN 10
0312340052
ISBN 13
9780312340056
LCCN
2008030157
Library Thing
7992445
Goodreads
6006657

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May 15, 2009 Created by ImportBot Imported from Library of Congress MARC record.