Antedating of "Strip-Teaser"

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I think 'sex-seductive' is an interesting expression. Seems like sex is implied most of the time when you hear the word 'seductive' now.

Kate


On Apr 13, 2014, at 9:18 AM, Shapiro, Fred wrote:

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> strip-teaser (OED 1930)
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> 1928 _Billboard_ 1 Dec. 37 (Entertainment Industry Magazine Archive)  Mae B=
> rown continues as the sex-seductive strip-teaser, stopping the show with he=
> r first number.
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> [NOTE:  Entertainment Industry Magazine Archive has some occurrences of "st=
> rip-teaser" earlier in 1928, but in the meaning "the action of performing a=
> strip-tease" rather than "a person who performs a strip-tease."
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> Fred Shapiro
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