"poser" (before 1990?)

[Jesse Sheidlower]

On Wed, Jun 01, 2005 at 10:55:30AM -0400, Baker, John wrote:
>
>         This appears to be a usage from the Boston Globe,
> 1/31/1981 [...]

[and other earlier examples posted from a variety of people]

It's worth noting that OED2 has an 1888 quote defined nicely
as 'one who poses or attitudinizes'. We have another early
20th century quote, though I agree that modern popularity
stems from 1970s music contexts.

Jesse Sheidlower
OED