razapazaz (1910)

[Benjamin Zimmer]

On Tue, 30 Aug 2005 04:53:51 -0400, Benjamin Zimmer wrote:

>A 1910 Boston Globe article on soda-fountain slang has a number of
>interesting terms, most notably "razapazaz" (spelled "razapazas" in a
>subheading):
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>http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?RQT=309&VName=HNP&did=706720162
>Boston Globe, Nov 6, 1910, p. 64/6
>"Razapaz" is just as present the soda fountain artist's highest
>accomplishment with mere vowels and consonants.

That should of course read "razapazaz".


--Ben Zimmer