Still Further Antedating of "Joker" (Cards)

[Shapiro, Fred]

joker (OED, 3.b., 1885)

1869 _Harper's Bazaar_ 3 Apr. 222 (American Periodical Series)  We confess our ignorance of the "origin of the 'Little Joker' in the game of 'Euchre.'"

Fred Shapiro



Fred Shapiro

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