Antedating of "fauxhawk"

[Laurence Horn]

On Sep 2, 2013, at 4:51 AM, Hugo wrote:

> "fauxhawk" (ODO early 20th century) [I think they mean 21st century, otherwise this isn't an antedating!]

Well, there was that 1930s movie take-off, Drums Along the Faux-Hawk, by John Chevrolet, starring Henry Honda…

LH
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> [Begin]
> A girl dressed in a bright red crinoline and combat boots sits sleeping at a table with her head resting on her crossed arms. An outburst of applause wakes her with a start.
> "Is it Everclear?" she asks urgently. "Are they next?"
>
> "No, it's just Spacehog," says a frail-looking, black-haired moppet with a faux-hawk.
> —Silke Tudor, "Night Crawler," SF Weekly, August 7, 1996
> [End]
>
> Via Paul McFedries at http://www.wordspy.com/words/fauxhawk.asp
>
> I've also seen it written "fohawk", but not earlier than this.
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> Hugo
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