[Ads-l] Antedating of "Hokum"

Shapiro, Fred fred.shapiro at YALE.EDU
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hokum (OED 1917)

1906 _Evening World_ (N.Y.) 3 Mar. 9/5 (Newspapers.com)  What's sure-fire hokum? Well, it all depends. If it is for a lady star you can use two kinds of hokum.

Fred Shapiro

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