Antedating of "Whodunit"

[Fred Shapiro]

whodunit (OED 1930)

1929 _Chicago Daily Tribune_ 27 Dec. 15 (ProQuest Historical Newspapers)
Spooky seances figure prominently in answering the question, "Whodunit?"

Fred Shapiro


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