Dewdroppers, waldos, and slackers: a decade-by-decade guide to the vanishing vocabulary of the twentieth century
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Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003.
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Book
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0195161467, 9780195161465
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xv, 239 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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CCU Circulating Books (off-campus)
PE 2838 .O88 2003
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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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Ostler, R. (2003). Dewdroppers, waldos, and slackers: a decade-by-decade guide to the vanishing vocabulary of the twentieth century. Oxford ; New York, Oxford University Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Ostler, Rosemarie. 2003. Dewdroppers, Waldos, and Slackers: A Decade-by-decade Guide to the Vanishing Vocabulary of the Twentieth Century. Oxford ; New York, Oxford University Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Ostler, Rosemarie, Dewdroppers, Waldos, and Slackers: A Decade-by-decade Guide to the Vanishing Vocabulary of the Twentieth Century. Oxford ; New York, Oxford University Press, 2003.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Ostler, Rosemarie. Dewdroppers, Waldos, and Slackers: A Decade-by-decade Guide to the Vanishing Vocabulary of the Twentieth Century. Oxford ; New York, Oxford University Press, 2003.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-222) and index.
Description
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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