"B novel"

[Wilson Gray]

I wouldn't be surprised. The term, "B-girl," seems to be becoming, or
has already become, obsolete. I've had to explain it to people who are
a mere ten years younger than I am. Perhaps the occupation is dying
out. In Boston's old Combat Zone, the dancers acted as B-girls between
their dancing stints. Hence, there was no need for a term separate
from "dancer." Or so I've been given to understand. ;-)

-Wilson

On 3/8/06, Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at yahoo.com> wrote:
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> A "B novel" is just like a "B movie," except that it's a novel ! Cool !
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>   http://www.worldwar1.com/dbc/bstbooks.htm#6 characterizes Leonard B. Nason's 1929 adventure story, _The Man in the White Slicker_, as a "[h]ighly readable and exciting B Novel."
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>   There are "B girls," too, because frequently portrayed in "B pictures."  Or so someone undoubtedly thinks, somewhere.
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>   JL
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