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

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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Author / Creator:	Keyes, Ralph.
Edition:	1st ed.
Imprint:	New York : St. Martin's Press, 2009.
Description:	viii, 310 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	English language -- Terms and phrases. English language -- Idioms. Figures of speech. English language. English language -- Idioms. Figures of speech. Dictionaries. Terms and phrases.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7699510

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ISBN:	9780312340056 : $25.95 0312340052 : $25.95
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [289]-298) and index.
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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Call Number:	PE1689 .K49 2009
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