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Published on: 1993-01-28
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Original language: English

The American urban scene, and in particular New York's, has given us a rich cultural legacy of slang words and phrases, a bonanza of popular speech. Hot dog, rush hour, butter-and-egg man, gold digger, shyster, buttinsky, smart aleck, sidewalk superintendent, yellow journalism, breadline, straphanger, tar beach, the Tenderloin, the Great White Way, to do a Brodie--these are just a few of the hundreds of popular words and phrases that were born or took on new meaning in the streets of New York. In The City in Slang, Irving Lewis Allen traces this flowering of popular expressions that accompanied the emergence of the New York metropolis beginning in the early nineteenth century, providing in effect a lexicon of popular speech about city life as well as a unique account of the cultural and social history of America's greatest city. He shows how this vocabulary arose from city streets, often interplaying with vaudeville, radio, movies, comics, and the popular songs of Tin Pan Alley. Some terms of great pertinence to city people today have unexpectedly old pedigrees. Rush hour was coined by 1890, for instance, and rubberneck dates to the late 1890s and became popular in New York to describe the busloads of tourists who craned their necks to see the tall buildings and the sights of the Bowery and Chinatown. The Big Apple itself (since 1971 the official nickname of New York) appeared in the 1920s, though first in reference to the city's top racetracks and to Broadway bookings as pinnacles of professional endeavor. Allen also tells fascinating stories behind once-popular slang that is no longer in use. Spielers, for example, were the little girls in tenement districts who danced ecstatically on the sidewalks to the music of the hurdy-gurdy men and, when they were old enough, frequented the dance halls of the Lower East Side. Following the trail of these words and phrases into the city's East Side, West Side, and all around the town, from Harlem to Wall Street, and into the haunts of its high and low life, The City in Slang is a fascinating look at the rich cultural heritage of language about city life. home - The Street Vendor Project There are as many as 20000 street vendors in New York City hot dog vendors flower vendors t-shirt vendors street artists fancy food trucks and many others. Literary Terms and Definitions E - Carson-Newman College This list is meant to assist not intimidate. Use it as a touchstone for important concepts and vocabulary that we will cover ... Do You Speak American . About the Broadcast PBS New York 2005. Dear Viewer Since moving to the United States over forty years ago I began to speak more like Americans. Words accents language have always ... History.org: The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation's ... History.org: The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation's Official History and Citizenship Website. Williamsburg Virginia New York City Fire Department - Wikipedia The New York City Fire Department officially the Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY) is a department of the government of New York City that provides ... New York City - Wikipedia The City of New York often called New York City or simply New York is the most populous city in the United States. With an estimated 2015 population of 8550405 ... Time Out New York New York Events Activities & Things To Do New York's guide to theater restaurants bars movies shopping fashion events activities things to do music art books clubs tours dance & nightlife. Irish words litter New York City slang IrishCentral.com Just before he died Daniel Cassidy released a pioneering book that begins to prove how American slang has a root in the Irish American urban experience. As usual ... AXS.com - Official Tickets and Your Source for Live ... The AXS Cookie Policy. This website like most others uses cookies in order to give you a great online experience. By continuing to use our website you accept to our ... Literary Terms and Definitions S - Carson-Newman College This webpage is for Dr. Wheeler's literature students and it offers introductory survey information concerning the literature of classical China classical Rome ...
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