General
ameche
What does ameche mean?
Used as a verb-ish call to phone someone.
"Ameche the club and see if they've got a table."
Origin
American jive and swing-era slang of the late 1930s and 1940s, named for actor Don Ameche after his 1939 portrayal of telephone inventor Alexander Graham Bell. It thrived in jazz and jitterbug youth culture.
Frequently asked questions
What does ameche mean in slang?
It's swing-era slang for a telephone.
Where did ameche come from?
From actor Don Ameche, who played telephone inventor Alexander Graham Bell in a 1939 movie, making his name shorthand for the phone.
Who used the word ameche?
Jive-talkers, swing fans, and jitterbugging youth of the late 1930s and 1940s.
Is ameche still used?
No — it's a vintage period term now, prized mainly by fans of old jive slang.
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