beezark (1919)

[Benjamin Zimmer]

"Be(e)zark" (HDAS: "an odd or contemptible man or woman") was recently
discussed on Ray Davis' Pseudopodium blog:

http://www.pseudopodium.org/ht-20050423.html#2005-05-11

HDAS has it from ca1925 (Damon Runyon, _Poems for Men_).

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1919 _Atlanta Constitution_ 25 May B3/2 THE BUGS have no use for the
beezark who carries a picture of himself in the back of his watch. It's a
crippled loving cup that only has one handle.
["Two and Three: Putting the Next One Over" by Bugs Baer]
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--Ben Zimmer