[Ads-l] Antedating of "GI" (Enlisted Man)

[Jonathan Lighter]

HDAS has 1939 at West Point.

JL

On Sat, Dec 31, 2022 at 2:31 PM Shapiro, Fred <fred.shapiro at yale.edu> wrote:

> GI (OED, 2.b., 1943 [15 Nov.])
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> 1942 Yank 1 July 9  There are better ways to consume a can of peas than by
> lining them up on a bayonet, but as long as he's feeding his face, the GI
> is usually satisfied.
>
> Fred Shapiro
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