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243 pages • first pub 1990 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 0471527726
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Wiley a John Wiley & Sons Inc.
Publication date: 26 January 1990
Description
Ever wonder how the bikini got its name? How about dungarees? Venetian blinds? Polka dots? From the Manhattan cocktail to Melba toast, cashmere to the Bronx cheer, this unique work presents the origins of more than 200 common words and phrases, ea...
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243 pages • first pub 1990 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 0471527726
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Wiley a John Wiley & Sons Inc.
Publication date: 26 January 1990
Description
Ever wonder how the bikini got its name? How about dungarees? Venetian blinds? Polka dots? From the Manhattan cocktail to Melba toast, cashmere to the Bronx cheer, this unique work presents the origins of more than 200 common words and phrases, ea...
Community Reviews
Content Warnings