[Ads-l] Very Slight Antedating of "Reefer" (Marijuana)

[Shapiro, Fred]

reefer (marijuana) (OED 1931 [21 Mar.])

1931 _Kansas City Call (Kansas City, Mo.) 20 Mar. 2 (ProQuest)

[Louis] Armstrong ... is alleged to have not only been "King of the Trumpeters," but also king of the reefers, or marihuana smokers.

Fred Shapiro

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