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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, Ralph Keyes

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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, Ralph Keyes

Language

eng

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

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illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

I love it when you talk retro

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bibliography

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234260096

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Ralph Keyes

Sub title

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

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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