[Ads-l] susPECT, n.

[Jonathan Lighter]

Just caught "The Kennel Murder Case" (1933).

Three actors, including William Powell and Mary Astor, say susPECT (n.)
more than once.

Also, the word "butcher" (slang for an organization surgeon or physician)
is used to mean "medical examiner": "I'm the city butcher."

JL

On Mon, May 1, 2017 at 2:21 PM Wilson Gray <hwgray at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Sun, Apr 30, 2017 at 8:32 PM, Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > All units. On the broadcast of the susPECT arrested in the shooting of
> > Patrolman Rawlins. Cancel the cancellation. susPECT released from
> custody."
> >
> > Cf. perMIT, n.
> >
>
> I either haven't heard or haven't noticed "susPECT," but "perMIT" has been
> common as a noun amongst the colored since God got upset about the Tower of
> Babel.
>
>
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> -Wilson
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