Dewdroppers, waldos, and slackers: a decade-by-decade guide to the vanishing vocabulary of the twentieth century
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Lists the meanings and backgrounds of thousands of twentieth-century catch phrases, slang terms, and buzzwords, many of which have fallen out of use, in a volume complemented by historical and sociological essays.
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Americanisms
Amerikaans
Amerikanisches Englisch
Anglais (Langue)
Anglais (Langue) -- 20e siècle -- Argot -- Dictionnaires
Anglais (Langue) -- 20e siècle -- Glossaires, vocabulaires, etc
Anglais (Langue) -- Mots désuets
Anglais (Langue) -- États-Unis -- Dictionnaires
Anglais (Langue) -- États-Unis -- Glossaires, vocabulaires, etc
Anglais (Langue) -- États-Unis -- Idiotismes
Archaïsmen
Argot
Controlled vocabularies
Dictionaries
English language
English language -- 20th century -- Glossaries, vocabularies, etc
English language -- 20th century -- Slang -- Dictionaries
English language -- Obsolete words
English language -- Slang
English language -- United States -- Glossaries, vocabularies, etc
English language -- United States -- Slang -- Dictionaries
Glossaries, vocabularies, etc
Idiotismes
Modewort
Mots désuets
Obsolete words
Slang
Slang (taal)
United States
Amerikaans
Amerikanisches Englisch
Anglais (Langue)
Anglais (Langue) -- 20e siècle -- Argot -- Dictionnaires
Anglais (Langue) -- 20e siècle -- Glossaires, vocabulaires, etc
Anglais (Langue) -- Mots désuets
Anglais (Langue) -- États-Unis -- Dictionnaires
Anglais (Langue) -- États-Unis -- Glossaires, vocabulaires, etc
Anglais (Langue) -- États-Unis -- Idiotismes
Archaïsmen
Argot
Controlled vocabularies
Dictionaries
English language
English language -- 20th century -- Glossaries, vocabularies, etc
English language -- 20th century -- Slang -- Dictionaries
English language -- Obsolete words
English language -- Slang
English language -- United States -- Glossaries, vocabularies, etc
English language -- United States -- Slang -- Dictionaries
Glossaries, vocabularies, etc
Idiotismes
Modewort
Mots désuets
Obsolete words
Slang
Slang (taal)
United States
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| Grouping Title | dewdroppers waldos and slackers a decade by decade guide to the vanishing vocabulary of the twentieth century |
| Grouping Author | rosemarie ostler |
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| Grouping Language | English (eng) |
| Last Grouping Update | 2024-03-06 01:53:12AM |
| Last Indexed | 2024-04-28 00:07:35AM |
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Anglais (Langue) -- Mots désuets
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Archaïsmen
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Dictionaries
English language
English language -- 20th century -- Glossaries, vocabularies, etc
English language -- 20th century -- Slang -- Dictionaries
English language -- Obsolete words
English language -- Slang
English language -- United States -- Glossaries, vocabularies, etc
English language -- United States -- Slang -- Dictionaries
Glossaries, vocabularies, etc
Modewort
Slang
Slang (taal)
United States
Amerikaans
Amerikanisches Englisch
Anglais (Langue) -- 20e siècle -- Argot -- Dictionnaires
Anglais (Langue) -- 20e siècle -- Glossaires, vocabulaires, etc
Anglais (Langue) -- Mots désuets
Anglais (Langue) -- États-Unis -- Dictionnaires
Anglais (Langue) -- États-Unis -- Glossaires, vocabulaires, etc
Anglais (Langue) -- États-Unis -- Idiotismes
Archaïsmen
Controlled vocabularies
Dictionaries
English language
English language -- 20th century -- Glossaries, vocabularies, etc
English language -- 20th century -- Slang -- Dictionaries
English language -- Obsolete words
English language -- Slang
English language -- United States -- Glossaries, vocabularies, etc
English language -- United States -- Slang -- Dictionaries
Glossaries, vocabularies, etc
Modewort
Slang
Slang (taal)
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Dewdroppers, waldos, and slackers : a decade-by-decade guide to the vanishing vocabulary of the twentieth century
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Dewdroppers, waldos, and slackers : a decade-by-decade guide to the vanishing vocabulary of the twentieth century / Rosemarie Ostler
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Dewdroppers, waldos, and slackers
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a decade-by-decade guide to the vanishing vocabulary of the twentieth century
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Americanisms
Amerikaans
Anglais (Langue)
Archaïsmen
Argot
English language
Idiotismes
Modewort
Mots désuets
Obsolete words
Slang
Slang (taal)
Amerikaans
Anglais (Langue)
Archaïsmen
Argot
English language
Idiotismes
Modewort
Mots désuets
Obsolete words
Slang
Slang (taal)
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