Wikipedia on Jazz

[Jonathan Lighter]

I have nothing beyond what's in HDAS.

  John's jazz article is splendid, though someone is sure to "correct" it with the NYC whorehouse theory, which supports the "jasmine" theory, which supports in turn the
  "sex" theory, all of which support the "jism/ jasm" theory.

  Q.E.D.

  WARNING: Following the comma, the middle paragraph above contains BITTER FACETIOUSNESS. It is not meant seriously.

  JL



"Douglas G. Wilson" <douglas at NB.NET> wrote:
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>I wonder if Jon has any "jasm" cites beyond the ones
>that are included in HDAS.

Here is one from 1905 for starters. In this piece I think "jasm"
approximates "charisma", as it arguably does in other citations also.

http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/railton/sc_as_mt/70birthday/harpers06.html

-- Doug Wilson


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