[Ads-l] swing, a musical theatre term

[Bill Mullins]

>  It is indeed from a theater/show-biz context,

You are correct, sir -- don't know how I messed that up.

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From: American Dialect Society <ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU> on behalf of Ben Zimmer <bgzimmer at GMAIL.COM>


Nice finds, Bill! As it happens, I had just clipped the 1942 NY Sunday News
cite on Newspapers.com.

Caution-https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111631578/swing-girl/

It is indeed from a theater/show-biz context, as it's about a group called
the American Beauty Octet, who performed in George Jessel's musical "High
Kickers."


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