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| Genre/Form: | Terms and phrases |
|---|---|
| Material Type: | Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Ralph Keyes |
| ISBN: | 9780312340056 0312340052 |
| OCLC Number: | 234260096 |
| Description: | viii, 310 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. |
| 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. |
| Responsibility: | Ralph Keyes. |
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Abstract:
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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