[Ads-l] Antedating of "Hula Hoop"

[Shapiro, Fred]

hula hoop (OED 1958)

1957 _Tampa Tribune_ 3 Dec. 6/8 (Newspapers.com)  The "Hula hoop" is all the rage among the female small fry of Australia.

Fred Shapiro

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