[Ads-l] Antedating of "Signifier" (Boastful Person)

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signifier (OED, 2., 1956)

1950 Philadelphia Tribune 19 Dec. 6 (ProQuest)

Why wasn't the head signifier, "Whiplash" Chapman at the party ?

Fred Shapiro

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