oncer (was: gardenia girl)

[Dennis R. Preston]

I didn't reckon me and Fred were wordsmiths, but I reckon I took it off him.

dInIs



>On Fri, 13 Apr 2001, Dennis R. Preston wrote:
>
>>  >"Oncer" has been a DARE term since about 1970.  It may have been Fred
>>  >Cassidy's creation.
>
>The OED has a 1938 citation (from American Speech) for "oncer in precisely
>this sense.
>
>Fred Shapiro
>
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