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"Douglas G. Wilson" <douglas at NB.NET> wrote:  ---------------------- Information from the mail header -----------------------
Sender: American Dialect Society
Poster: "Douglas G. Wilson"
Subject: Re: Fiji zigaboo
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>"Jigwalk" + a modification of "jakewalk," perhaps?

"Jakewalk" doesn't seem to be old enough, as far as I can tell. "Jigwalk"
was around in 1908 for sure, and probably in 1899.

-- Doug Wilson

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