An edition of Dewdroppers, Waldos, and Slackers
(2003)
Dewdroppers, Waldos, and Slackers
A Decade-by-Decade Guide to the Vanishing Vocabulary of the Twentieth Century
by Rosemary Ostler
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Dewdroppers, Waldos, and Slackers: A Decade-by-Decade Guide to the Vanishing Vocabulary of the Twentieth Century
2003, Oxford University Press
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0195161467 9780195161465
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Table of Contents
Introduction. A Century's Worth of Old (and New Words)
1900-1919. Modern Times
The Twenties. Flappers and Flaming Youth
The Thirties. Swinging Cats in Hooverville
The Forties. Rosie the Riveter and G.I. Joe
The Fifties. Hipsters in Squaresville
The Sixties. Getting With It
The Seventies. Pet Rocks and Plumbers
The Eighties. Tubular Times
The Nineties. Dot-Comming into Y2K
Afterword. Good-Bye to a Great Century
Bibliography. 215
Index. 223
Picture Credits. 239
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| January 7, 2013 | Edited by Lola F. Francis, MA ISLT (MLS), MS IDOL | Added new; |
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