[Ads-l] "Swiftie" for the OED

Shapiro, Fred fred.shapiro at YALE.EDU
Sat Feb 24 13:32:33 UTC 2024


It seems inevitable that the term "Swiftie" will eventually make its way into the OED.  The earliest occurrence on LexisNexis is a broadcast transcript, quoting Taylor Swift herself from TV Eyes - ITV1London, 6 Oct. 2012.

Fred Shapiro

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