Antedating of "Sexy"

[Jonathan Lighter]

I wonder when people were first characterized as "sexy."  My guess would be not much before the late '20s.  OED has an ex. from Dylan Thomas in 1934.

  JL

Fred Shapiro <fred.shapiro at YALE.EDU> wrote:
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sexy (OED 1928)

1916 _Fort Wayne News_ 8 Nov. 5 (Newspaperarchive) Tomorrow and Friday
brings to the Orpheum "Sins of Her Parents," a sexy drama with a biff and
a bang in every reel.

Fred Shapiro


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