ANTEDATING OF "TENNIS, ANYONE?"

[Fred Shapiro]

tennis, anyone? (OED 1953, Popik 1951)

1950 _Chicago Daily Tribune_ 4 Nov. 13 (ProQuest Historical Newspapers)
TENNIS, ANYONE?

Fred Shapiro


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