Good people
Jonathon Green
slang at ABECEDARY.NET
Mon May 17 15:07:24 UTC 2004
Prior to WW2:
1896 Henry Blossom _Checkers_ 117: Just to show the girl that he was 'good
people,' and teach her to have a proper respect for him.
1897 Alfred Henry Lewis _Wolfville_ 28: Her face makes you feel she’s good
people though, with her big soft eyes
[1910 J. Sullivan ‘Criminal Slang’ in _American Law Review_ LII (1918)
891: A ‘good fellow’ is a thief, man or woman, who pays his bills]
1926 Jack Black _You Can’t Win_ 93: This party [...] is one of the Johnson
family. [...] He’s good people and I want to get him fixed up for a cell
with the right folks
Jonathon Green
More information about the Ads-l
mailing list