noun General Slang

Ameche

/əˈmiːtʃi/ · noun · slang

Jive-era slang for the telephone, named after the actor who played the man who invented it on screen.

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Definitions

1

Used as a verb-ish call to phone someone.

“Ameche the club and see if they've got a table.”
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2

Any telephone in jive and jitterbug youth slang of the era.

“She tied up the ameche for an hour talking to her beau.”
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3

A telephone. The term comes from actor Don Ameche, who starred as Alexander Graham Bell in a 1939 film, making his name a hip synonym for the device.

“Get on the ameche and tell the boys we're running late.”
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Ameche In A Sentence

He picked up the ameche before it finished the first ring.
Hop on the ameche, doll, the band wants their pay.
The whole boarding house shared one ameche down the hall.

Origin & Usage

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.

Variants the ameche
Tags #1940s#wartime#swing#vintage#jive#hollywood

People Also Ask

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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