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While slang is usually inappropriate for formal settings, this assortment includes well-known expressions from that time, with some still in use today, e.g., blind date, cutie-pie, freebie, and take the ball and run. [2] These items were gathered from published sources documenting 1920s slang, including books, PDFs, and websites.
— Max Beerbohm, English essayist, parodist and caricaturist (20 May 1956), on being asked by his wife if he had had a good sleep "Too late for fruit, too soon for flowers." [12]: 25 [23] — Walter de la Mare, English author (22 June 1956), when asked if he wanted some fruit or flowers "75-Hotel. I'm going into the water." [271]
— Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.253.44.60 15:56, 26 December 2016 (UTC) Tara is basically British slang for goodbye Watch the film "A Taste of Honey" sometime 1961 UK B&W film - the term "tara" is used over and over as "so long" or "bye" - the first time I have ever heard the term and hence my visit to this article.
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These are not merely catchy sayings. Even though some sources may identify a phrase as a catchphrase, this list is for those that meet the definition given in the lead section of the catchphrase article and are notable for their widespread use within the culture. This list is distinct from the list of political catchphrases.
Goodbye!" to the same tune at the end of their 1937 movie O-Kay for Sound. [22] R&B singer and bandleader Dave Bartholomew used the phrase on two of his recordings: "Country Boy" (1950) at the very end, and the original version of "My Ding-a-Ling" (1952) as a figure introducing each verse. [23] [better source needed]
Use of the term "Hooray Henry" became common in Britain in the 1950s, originally to refer to the boisterous fans of jazz trumpeter Humphrey Lyttelton (pictured).. The term was originally coined as "Hoorah Henry" in 1936 by Eric Partridge, [1] [3] [7] [8] though Albert Jack (2006) has challenged the idea that Partridge made the term popular, crediting Jim Godbolt with the correct explanation of ...