[Ads-l] Antedating of "Wing-Man"

[Jonathan Lighter]

The HDAS files have that bar-buddy sense from the USAF Academy ca1969.
None of my UT students reported it, 1975-2003

It's undoubtedly been extended by now to include any helpful sidekick or
close associate.

JL

On Tue, Jan 3, 2023 at 2:16 PM Bill Mullins <amcombill at hotmail.com> wrote:

> 1941 (Oregon MO) Holt County Sentinel 11 Apr 2/2
>
> I was on the line, my wing man was turning me around to get me on the taxi
> strip so I could taxi down to the take-off line when I heard the doggondest
> racket right beside me.
>
>
> https://www.newspapers.com/image/861053632/?terms=%22my%20wing%20man%22&match=1
>
>
> "Wing man" also exists in a sports (rugby, soccer, American football, etc)
> back to the turn of the century or so.  At least as interesting to me is
> the "wing man" sense of "fellow who goes to the bar with you in case you
> meet two women."
>
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