Talkin' Trash

[Jesse Sheidlower]

On Tue, Oct 14, 2003 at 08:01:09PM -0400, Baker, John wrote:
>
> Merriam-Webster has 1981 for trash talk, but how old is
>talkin(g) trash?  Here's a 1946 use in the song "Let the Good
>Times Roll," by Fleecie Moore and Sam Theard.  This is my
>transcription from the 6-26-46 recording by Louis Jordan:

When we discussed it here most recently I think 1947
in the New York Times was the best anyone could come up
with.

Jesse Sheidlower
OED