Antedating of "Kike"

[Stephen Goranson]

a 1901 use, 2nd comment:
http://blog.oup.com/2009/10/ethnic-slurs-kike/

Stephen Goranson
www.duke.edu/~goranson
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kike (OED 1904)



1903 _Chicago Daily Tribune_ 12 Sept. 4 (ProQuest Historical Newspapers)  The kike is a more or less human animal of predatory instincts.  His lair is the sweat shop.  He immurs women and children and causes them to work many hours each day for a few cents.  He does not keep his lair clean.  The clothing that he sends out contains germs and vermin.



Fred Shapiro

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