Zorch
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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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