[Ads-l] Another slight antedating of "Veep"

[Bonnie Taylor-Blake]

Some time ago Fred Shapiro pushed "Veep" back to 28 May 1949.

http://listserv.linguistlist.org/pipermail/ads-l/2004-March/037093.html

A slightly earlier usage by syndicated columnist George Dixon appears below.

-- Bonnie


Most politicos in Washington refer to the vice president as the "V.P."
 Constant repetition has had its effect upon Vice President Barkley's
grandchildren.  They have started calling their distinguished
grandsire "Veep."

[From George Dixon, "Washington Scene: Who's Robbing This Train?," The
Record-Argus (Greenville, PA), 15 March 1949, p. 7; via
newspapers.com.]

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