[78-L] FRENCH QUESTION

[Bud Black]

The term "zoot" was a very popular idiom in the mid forties.  Used quite a bit by the Three Stooges in many of their short comedies.

Bud

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On Oct 31, 2011, at 6:34 PM, "Ray Kilcoyne" <kil at roadrunner.com> wrote:

> In the Bing Crosby/Judy Garland recording of CONNECTICUT Bing interjects the phrase “très zut”.  Can anyone tell me what exactly is the meaning?  I believe it dates from around 1945.  Here it is in context......
> 
> Italy.... was fun to see,
> And really gave me quite a boot!
> Had a spree in gay Paree,
> Those mademoiselles were mighty cute, très zut!
> 
> The song can be heard on YouTube.
> RayK
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