prissy, 1842 (?)

[Jonathan Lighter]

For "Priscilla."

JL

"Mullins, Bill" <Bill.Mullins at US.ARMY.MIL> wrote:
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When this subject came up, I thought "surely there is an older use around
somewhere", and I went to the MOA site at Cornell.


Good Lord, there were a bunch of women named Prissy.


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