Antedating of "Hippie"

[Jonathan Lighter]

But not "hippies" in the classic sense.

A "hipster," rather. (Cf. "smoothie.")

JL

On Fri, Dec 7, 2012 at 9:07 PM, Shapiro, Fred <fred.shapiro at yale.edu> wrote:

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> hippie (OED 1953, HDAS 1952)
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> 1948 _Billboard_ 11 Dec. 18/4 (Entertainment Industry Magazine Archive)
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> awing everything from Betty (Legs) Henderson to a group of assorted
> hippies=
> , the Clique Club, new Broadway jazz bistro, made its debut this week.
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> Fred Shapiro
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