[Ads-l] Antedating of "Geronimo"

Shapiro, Fred fred.shapiro at YALE.EDU
Sat Dec 31 19:19:31 UTC 2022


Geronimo (OED 1942 [30 Nov.])

1942 Yank 8 July 12  Holding an air-ground communication set to his ear, he can hear the piercing "Geronimo!" yell as the men leap.

Fred Shapiro

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