[Ads-l] Antedating of "wussy" (noun)

[Jonathan Lighter]

1968 _News-Press_ (Ft. Myers, Fla.] (May 9) 4-B [Newspapers.com]: As one
young person said, "Who wants to be a wussy?" - the "square" of last year.

JL

On Thu, Apr 18, 2024 at 4:25 PM Steven Losie <stevenlosie at gmail.com> wrote:

> WUSSY (OED3, n., 1981)
>
> While there is limited context, the below quote comes from the personal ads
> section of the Colorado State University student newspaper:
>
> [begin quote]
> Jeff Ley is a wussy. Lloyd and Bob.
> [end quote]
> Source: The Rocky Mountain Collegian (Fort Collins, CO), 29 Oct 1970, p.30,
> col.4 (Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection)
>
>
> https://www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=RMC19701029-01.2.84.4&srpos=6&e=-------en-20--1-byDA-img-txIN%7ctxCO%7ctxTA-wussy-------0------
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