[Ads-l] Further Antedating of "Hepcat"

Shapiro, Fred fred.shapiro at YALE.EDU
Tue Apr 29 11:18:14 UTC 2025

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hepcat (OED 1937)

1936 Buffalo Times 11 Jan. 9/3 (Newspapers.com)

LeRoy Smith is a hep cat who bows his violin nightly in a Ferry St. cabaret.

Fred Shapiro



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