The Cheaper the Crook, the Gaudier the Patter
Narrated by Rod Tienken
- Released
- February 2, 2013
- Length
- 4 hrs 27 mins
- Format
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Publisher
- Audible Studios
The audiobook "The Cheaper the Crook, the Gaudier the Patter" offers a fascinating exploration of the inventive language used by gangsters, hipsters, jazz musicians, and military personnel from the 1930s and ’40s. It features definitions, etymology, and examples of colorful slang from that era, highlighting linguistic gems from the Great Depression through the postwar '50s. This collection celebrates the rich vocabulary that has largely faded from modern memory.
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