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Thursday, March 7, 2024
"All Dressed Up and No Place to Go" - a Tricked-Out History of the Expression
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The expression, “all dressed up with no place to go,” has been part of American pop-culture and language since at least 1910, although it ...
Friday, June 16, 2023
Ji-Ji-Boo 2 - the Etymology of Jigaboo (an Addendum)
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“Ji-Ji Boo (the Sensational Dance Tune),” 1922. i The word “Jigaboo,” in reference to a black person, traces its origins to the song, ...
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Sunday, April 30, 2023
"Two Gallon" Top Hats and "Ten Gallon" Cowboy Hats - a Voluminous History of the "X-Gallon" Hat
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Ride ‘im Cowboy! Oh, the ten-gallon hat is a wonderful thing, Both to wear on the head and to chuck in the ring And at coming conventi...
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