"Right Stuff" Not in OED

Fred Shapiro fred.shapiro at YALE.EDU
Wed Apr 4 16:41:43 UTC 2007


I am surprised that _right stuff_ in its Wolfeian sense is not included in
the OED.  Jesse or Ben, can you tell us whether an entry for this is being
drafted, and, if so, what is the earliest citation?

Fred Shapiro


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