Strip Poker

[Fred Shapiro]

On Wed, 19 Mar 2003, Baker, John wrote:

> The OED has 1929 for "strip poker."  Here's an antedating to 1926.

Here's earlier:

1919 _N.Y. Times_ 16 Feb. 42  In the current season a play was produced in
whcih four of the characters, obviously of the lowest possible morals,
engaged in a game of "strip poker," in which the player who lost a hand
took off one more garment.

Fred Shapiro


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