Is Evel Knievel a Pimp?

[Jesse Sheidlower]

On Wed, Feb 02, 2005 at 03:45:58PM -0500, Baker, John wrote:
>
>         Jon's been cited before, for (in chronological
> order) "goombah," "Boss of Bosses," "jack," "cap," "blood,"
> "jack-off," "bull," "no-show," and, in the Knievel case,
> "kick it," "hardcore," and "hottie."  If Jon or anyone else
> needs copies or cites, let me know, on-list or off-list as
> appropriate.

Since "Boss of Bosses" (and, for that matter, "capo di tutti
capi") does not appear in HDAS, I'm curious to know how Jon
was cited for this. Was HDAS cited to show its lack of entry
for this term?

Jesse Sheidlower
OED