Antedating of "cutie pie"

[Hugo]

"cutie pie" (OED: 1920)

1916 November 28, Dopey Dan, “Twixt Love and Safety”, The Washington
Herald, page 14:

[Begin]
(Characters-Harry th' barkeep over th' phone with someone in Washington.)

Someone-Hello! Is 'at you, Harry? Well, say! Listen! Listen, kid! Ain't It
no way you can get off Thanksgivin' an' take me over t' see th' football at
Georgetown?

Harry-Not a chance, Cutie-Pie! I'm still in th' hands o' my Oculist!
[End]

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Hugo

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