Derivation of the word oaktag

Judy Yeh jyeh at MERRIAM-WEBSTER.COM
Fri Dec 20 15:08:17 UTC 2002


I heard "oaktag" while attending elementary school in Jamaica, Queens,
from 1985-1990. My teachers were all middle-aged or elderly, and I think
they grew up (or at least lived most of their lives) in Queens, in
neighborhoods like Flushing and Fresh Meadows. Come to think of it, I
don't think my classmates used the term--only the teachers did--and I
never heard it again after I finished elementary school. Many (perhaps
most) of the teachers at my high school did not grow up in New York
City.

Judy Yeh



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