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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

2009

Format:	Book
Author:	Keyes, Ralph.
Title:	I love it when you talk retro : hoochie coochie, double whammy, drop a dime, and the forgotten origins of American speech / Ralph Keyes.
Edition:	1st ed.
Publisher, Date:	New York : St. Martin's Press, 2009.
Description:	viii, 310 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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.
Subjects:	English language -- Terms and phrases. English language -- Idioms. Figures of speech.
Genre:	Dictionaries.
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-298) and index.
Contents:	Talking retro -- Story lines -- The name's familiar -- Fighting words -- Stump speech -- From Levittown to Jonestown -- Law and order -- Good sports -- Getting around -- Yes, Virginia, there is a casting couch -- Movie metaphors -- Home & hearth -- Sizzling widgets -- On the job -- Over the wires and In the groove -- Kid stuff -- Stay tuned! -- Seen in the funny papers -- Between covers -- Retro U -- Miscellany -- The future of retrotalk.
Web Site:	Sample text Table of contents Contributor biographical information Publisher description
LCCN:	2008030157
ISBN:	9780312340056 0312340052 9780312606404 0312606400
Other Number:	234260096
System Availability:	1
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Control Number:	237431
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Call Number:	422 Keyes

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