[Ads-l] Antedating of Jive (Noun, Form of Slang)

[Shapiro, Fred]

In the citation below, "pn" should be "pen" and "sland" should be "slang."

Fred Shapiro

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From: Shapiro, Fred <fred.shapiro at yale.edu>
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Subject: Antedating of Jive (Noun, Form of Slang)

jive, n. (OED, 4., 1938)

1936 Pittsburgh Courier 1 Aug. 11 (ProQuest)

Here Mr. Pittman's pn pushes up some deep dirt, a bit of high jive sland and a couple of good gags.

Fred Shapiro

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