SPUD acroetymythology (1927)

[Jesse Sheidlower]

On Thu, Sep 08, 2005 at 04:58:43PM -0500, Mullins, Bill wrote:
>
> When did "For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge" start? (I'm guessing it was
> before the
> Van Halen album . . . )

The earliest similar acronym I found when working on _The
F-Word_ was "Found Under Carnal Knowledge," reported in the
_East Village Other_ for February 15, 1967. "Fornication Under
Consent of the King" is from _Playboy_ of May 1970. I didn't
specifically search for "For Unlawful". I haven't checked the
more recently available databases.

Jesse Sheidlower
OED