![]() if ever! These words and phrases were really swell in the 1950s and ‘60s you can wow your parents, grandparents, maybe even your great-grandparents, by making their old slang new again! (Page numbers in parentheses refer to the The Happy Hollisters (volume 1) paperback edition, unless noted otherwise.) Words preceded by ► are additions to the list as of February 2014. Impress your friends with these dandy “new” words, bits of classic 1950s lingo and regional expressions that you may not have heard in a long time. ![]() Oh, for Pete’s sake! February 26 is actually a “holiday” called For Pete’s Sake Day – celebrating those handy-dandy euphemisms like “crickets” & “jeepers” that make The Happy Hollisters so charming! To celebrate, we’ve created a glossary of “Happy Hollisterisms” – over 50 nifty old-fashioned terms and expressions along with their meanings. ![]()
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