1947 citing in Archie Comic of "butthole." What did it mean?

[Ben Zimmer]

On Wed, May 9, 2012 at 11:20 AM, Jonathan Lighter wrote:
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> The "butthole" strip also appears in the Janesville (Wis.) Daily Gazette,
> Apr. 2, 1947, p. 12.

I mentioned the Janesville appearance upthread, as well as another one from NPA
in the _Zanesville (Ohio) Times Recorder_ (that's the one where the word
"butthole" appears to be effaced).

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(This thread has truly grown to gargantuan proportions, so it's not surprising
if previous points get lost in the shuffle.)

--bgz

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