TY  - GEN
TY  - GEN
T1  - I love it when you talk retro : hoochie coochie, double whammy, drop a dime, and the forgotten origins of American speech
A1  - Keyes, Ralph
LA  - eng
PP  - New York
PB  - St. Martin's Griffin
YR  - 2010
ED  - 1st St. Martin Griffin's ed
UL  - https://kansalliskirjasto.finna.fi/Record/helka.9924662303506253
AB  - 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.
OP  - 310
SN  - 9780312606404
KW  - English language : Terms and phrases.
KW  - English language : Idioms.
KW  - Figures of speech.
ER  -