"jeezum crow"

[Arnold Zwicky]

On Oct 29, 2010, at 8:07 AM, Jon Lighter wrote:

>
> My only ex. of "Jeezum crow" comes from Stephen King's _It_,

and there are other King occurrences.  no surprise, since King is a Mainer.

> but GB turns up
> an apparently authentic English use from 1972.  (At least the book cited was
> actually published that year.)

that would be William Butler's _The Bone House_, right?  (the rest of the GB hits look like they're American). haven't yet been able to find out more about the author or the book, though.

arnold

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