Movies Popularizing Slang

[A. Maberry]

The Bill and Ted movies for "most X" as in "most tranquil" "most tranquil"
and my favorite "most non-non-heinous".

allen
maberry at u.washington.edu


On Sun, 18 Aug 2002, Fred Shapiro wrote:

> Can anyone suggest names of movies that played significant roles in
> popularizing slang expressions, such as "Clueless" or "Wayne's World"?
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> Fred Shapiro
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