Antedating of "sheesh" [1955]

[Jonathan Lighter]

Daffy Duck used to say "Sheesh!" but I can't assert that it was before 1945.

JL


On Tue, Jun 17, 2014 at 8:19 AM, Bonnie Taylor-Blake <
b.taylorblake at gmail.com> wrote:

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> > Here's a "sheesh" from the subtitles of a 1945 film. I've not checked the
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> Thanks, Hugo, for these even earlier finds!  I knew they must be about.
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