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| − | '''''Zorch''''' is [[boptalk]] for hip, cool, [[frood]]y — ''not'' square. It stems from 1950s radio comedian [http://redblanchard.com/ Red Blanchard] and beat/jazz jive. | + | '''''Zorch''''' is [[boptalk]] for hip, cool, [[frood]]y — ''not'' square. It stems from 1950s radio comedian [http://redblanchard.com/ Red Blanchard] and his beat/jazz jive. |
The term has a number of other meanings in [[mundane]] slang, but this is the one that was in [[fannish]] use. | The term has a number of other meanings in [[mundane]] slang, but this is the one that was in [[fannish]] use. | ||
| − | * [http://redblanchard.com/Zorch.mp3 “Zorch!” song] by Blanchard. | + | * [http://redblanchard.com/Zorch.mp3 “Zorch!” song] performed by Blanchard (lyrics by William Engvick, music by Alec Wilder, recorded November 1953, released as a [https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/wilderworld/episodes/2006-10-31T23_47_09-08_00 Columbia 45rpm record] in 1957). |
{{fanspeak|year=1950s}} | {{fanspeak|year=1950s}} | ||
[[Category:obsolete]] | [[Category:obsolete]] | ||
Revision as of 11:08, 9 June 2023
Zorch is boptalk for hip, cool, froody — not square. It stems from 1950s radio comedian Red Blanchard and his beat/jazz jive.
The term has a number of other meanings in mundane slang, but this is the one that was in fannish use.
- “Zorch!” song performed by Blanchard (lyrics by William Engvick, music by Alec Wilder, recorded November 1953, released as a Columbia 45rpm record in 1957).
| Fanspeak | 1950s |
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