'meg", verb of unknown meaning, 1930

[Jesse Sheidlower]

On Wed, Mar 26, 2014 at 05:04:47PM -0400, Joel S. Berson wrote:
> Variety, 1930 Nov. 12 (Wed.), p. 4, col. 5.  Microfilm.
>
> "Universal will not foreignize 'Half Gods.' George Melford, slated to
> meg, has been switched to 'Boudoir Diplomat.' Arthur Gregor, who was
> to direct the latter, is off the payroll temporarily. He will return
> to make the Spanish "Resurrection."
>
> "meg', verb, not in OED Online; unknown meaning, unknown transitivity.

= 'to direct', from _megaphone_.

Jesse Sheidlower

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