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Dewdroppers, Waldos, and Slackers A Decade by Decade Guide to the Vanishing Vocabulary of the Twentieth Century
Dewdroppers Waldos and Slackers A Decade by Decade Guide to the Vanishing Vocabulary of the Twentieth Century Author:Rosemarie Ostler Lost Words and Passed-over Phrases — Ever encountered a blatherskite? How about a darb? When was the last time you got the stright skinny at a rap session nor told soeone to keep on truckin'? Played any hot waxes on the Victrola lately? How many once-popular American words aren't you using these days? — A nostalgic word trip through the highs and ... more »lows of American English of the last century, Dewdroppers, Waldos, and Slackers: The Vanishing Vocabulary of the Twentieth Century pays special attention to words that enjoyed a brief vogue only to end up abandoned and nearly forgotten: one-reelers, bulls, jet jockeys, keypunch operators, the bugged-out and the slackers. They all have a place in this book in engaging essays that put these lost words in their historical and sociologial context. The twentieth century is over, but we can still appreciate the words we left behind.« less