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The Cheaper the Crook, the Gaudier the Patter. Forgotten Hipster Lines, Tough Guy Talk, and Jive Gems.
Axelrod, Alan, Ph.D.
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Description for The Cheaper the Crook, the Gaudier the Patter. Forgotten Hipster Lines, Tough Guy Talk, and Jive Gems.
Paperback / so. Calling all Dapper Dans and Oomph Girls take a ride through the American lexicon at its most.. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 231.
Calling all Dapper Dans and Oomph Girls - take a ride through the American lexicon at its most inventive. Word lovers, screenwriters, and movie buffs will find a bonanza of timeless language and lost words and phrases.
The Cheaper the Crook, the Gaudier the Patter: Forgotten Hipster Lines, Tough Guy Talk, and Jive Gems explores the rich vocabulary of gangsters, hipsters, jazz musicians, and military personnel of the 1930s and ’40s. Entries include definitions, etymology, and examples of usage. Chapters include:
This delightful compendium celebrates the linguistic gems cut and polished during the Great Depression, World War I, and the postwar fifties—now forgotten or in danger of being forgotten. Show Less
Calling all Dapper Dans and Oomph Girls - take a ride through the American lexicon at its most inventive. Word lovers, screenwriters, and movie buffs will find a bonanza of timeless language and lost words and phrases.
The Cheaper the Crook, the Gaudier the Patter: Forgotten Hipster Lines, Tough Guy Talk, and Jive Gems explores the rich vocabulary of gangsters, hipsters, jazz musicians, and military personnel of the 1930s and ’40s. Entries include definitions, etymology, and examples of usage. Chapters include:
- Gumshoes, Gunsels, Mugs, and Molls
- Daddies, Dishes, Dreamboats, and Drugstore Cowboys
- Hipsters, Hepsters, Daddy-O’s, and Zoot-Suiters
- Swabbies, Sad Sacks, Broke Dicks, ... Read more
- Wood Pushers, White -Shoes, Kibitzers, and Knuckle Busters
- Four-Flushers, Two-Times, Bad Eggs, and Egg Suckers
This delightful compendium celebrates the linguistic gems cut and polished during the Great Depression, World War I, and the postwar fifties—now forgotten or in danger of being forgotten. Show Less
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781616084028
SKU
V9781616084028
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15
About Axelrod, Alan, Ph.D.
Alan Axelrod is the author of nearly 150 books on leadership, management, history, career development, general business, and other nonfiction. As founder and president of the Ian Samuel Group creative services firm, he has also ghostwritten, collaborated on, edited and provided consulting services to some of the largest corporations in America. He lives in Atlanta, Georgia.
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