[Ads-l] Very Slight Antedating of "Slam Dunk"

[Shapiro, Fred]

slam dunk (OED, noun, 8 Jan. 1969; OED, verb, 10 Feb. 1969)

1969 _News-Chronicle_ (Thousand Oaks, Cal.) 6 Jan. 5/3 (Newspapers.com)  It was the talented McLucas brothers – tough rebounding Jim and slam-dunking Dave – that got the Venturans moving again in the final half.

Fred Shapiro

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