All that jazz

Mon Jan 13 19:13:20 UTC 2003

On Mon, 13 Jan 2003 AAllan at AOL.COM wrote:

>Those who want the most up-to-date, thorough, and definitive information on
>the origin of the American Dialect Society's Word of the 20th Century should
>turn to the Dec. 2002-Jan. 2003 issue of _Comments on Etymology_, edited and
>published by Gerald Cohen. This issue has 87 pages of the earliest citations
>(including many in facsimile) and commentary. Also a bibliography. You can
>read the primary sources and decide for yourself.

What is the word?

Bethany