[Ads-l] OED Quarterly updates
Bill Mullins
amcombill at HOTMAIL.COM
Thu Sep 16 03:18:08 UTC 2021
A few of the OED Quarterly updates can be antedated.
beast mode
1991/1992 Cracked Super #5 Winter 57
I've also got mutant healing power, a beast mode, and I'm the best at what I do.
https://archive.org/details/super-cracked-5-x-mental-patients/page/n60/mode/2up?q=%22beast+mode%22
ghost buster
1923 Syracuse Journal 30 Apr. 11/4
The Rev. Father Charles De Heredia, champion ghost buster, can produce as many spooks as he wants to by mere sleight of hand, but he cannot bring on any of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's spooks, because Doyle's spooks won't play with him.
meet-cute
1946 Modern Screen v32n3 Feb. 87/1
"Howdoya get the girl and boy together? They gotta meet cute --"
https://archive.org/details/modernscreen3233unse/page/n196/mode/2up?view=theater
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