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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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
St. Martin's Press,
2009.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| 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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| Physical Description: | viii, 310 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-298) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780312340056 0312340052 |