Kwaito; Big five; LBJs

[Fred Shapiro]

On Fri, 7 Jul 2000, Joseph McCollum wrote:

> What is the earliest use of "redneck?"  (I suspect it was after 1869).

The earliest use in the OED is dated 1830.


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