I love it when you talk retro : hoochie coochie, double whammy, drop a dime, and the forgotten origins of American speech /

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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Keyes, Ralph
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : St. Martin's Press, 2009.
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	English language > Terms and phrases. English language > Idioms. Figures of speech.

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