_dip[shit]_ from 1909?

[Baker, John]

Probably not dipshit but just dip, a stupid or unsophisticated person.  But it is an antedating; M-W has it only from 1932.

There is also a slight antedating of hophead in the http://www.barnaclepress.com/cmcvlt/Foolish%20Questions/fq090725.jpg strip; M-W has it from 1911.


John Baker



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Subject: _dip[shit]_ from 1909?

September 26, 1909:

A. Fixing your machine [= "car"], partner?

B. No, you _dip_ - I'm writing a poem on the beauty of a dog biscuit


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