[Ads-l] Antedating of "Glitch"

Shapiro, Fred fred.shapiro at YALE.EDU
Sun Aug 4 19:43:40 UTC 2024


glitch (OED 1962)

1940 Richmond News Leader 11 May 5/2 (Newspapers.com)

When the radio talkers make a little mistake in diction they call it a "fluff," and when they make a bad one they call it a "glitch," and I love it.

Fred Shapiro

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