[Ads-l] Antedating of "Jigaboo"

Shapiro, Fred fred.shapiro at YALE.EDU
Sat Sep 28 20:36:25 UTC 2024


jigaboo (OED 1924)

1922 Chicago Daily Tribune 24 June 12/1 (Newspapers.com)

He is accompanied by a devoted jigaboo (ask any Yellow driver what that means) who has, I quote the subtitle, "raised him from a pup."

Fred Shapiro

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