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

1st ed.

New York : St. Martin's Press, 2009.

1 online resource

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.

Internet Archive collection.

English

May 08, 2020

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