[Ads-l] Antedating of "Ax" (Musical Instrument)

[Ben Zimmer]

Ah, missed that the rest of the glossary is elsewhere on p. 2. Here it is:

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-greensboro-record-coolspeak-2b/179768056/

"Potchkying" isn't defined, but "schlup" is glossed as "a no-good cat."

On Tue, Aug 26, 2025 at 1:24 PM Andy Bach <
00001cec09419685-dmarc-request at listserv.uga.edu> wrote:

> Would you post the last page with the rest of the definitions. I'm dying to
> know "potchking" and "schlup" (though I've guess on that one ;-)?  Okay,
> potchking is a Yiddishim (dawdling, stalling), though not sure why that'd
> get his face slapped. "schlup", aside from a person living by a mudhole,
> googles up nothing.
>
> On Tue, Aug 26, 2025 at 8:43 AM Ben Zimmer <
> 00001aae0710f4b7-dmarc-request at listserv.uga.edu> wrote:
>
> > As a courtesy to those without the requisite subscription (and to help
> keep
> > track of citations for future reference), it's always good to provide
> links
> > to Newspapers.com clippings. Here is the 1952 article on "Coolspeak" with
> > an accompanying glossary that includes the "ax" definition.
> >
> >
> >
> https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-greensboro-record-coolspeak/179745638/
> >
> >
> https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-greensboro-record-coolspeak-2/179745685/
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Aug 25, 2025 at 10:58 PM ADSGarson O'Toole <
> > 00001aa1be50b751-dmarc-request at listserv.uga.edu> wrote:
> >
> > > Personal subscriptions to Newspapers.com have been available with
> > different
> > > levels of access. The most comprehensive  includes a supplementary
> > database
> > > called publisher’s extra. The basic subscription did not include
> > > publisher’s extra. I do not know whether this system still exists.
> > >
> > > The company may now force new subscribers to obtain full access, but
> > legacy
> > > institutional subscriptions might not include the publisher’s extra
> > > database . Garson
> > >
> > > On Tue, Aug 26, 2025 at 2:35 AM Shapiro, Fred <
> > > 00001ac016895344-dmarc-request at listserv.uga.edu> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Stephen,
> > > >
> > > > I got this citation through a personal subscription to
> > Newspapers.com.  I
> > > > believe the personal subscription covers sources not available
> through
> > > the
> > > > institutional access.
> > > >
> > > > Fred Shapiro
> > > >
> > > > ________________________________
> > > > From: American Dialect Society <ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU> on behalf of
> > > > Stephen Goranson <00001dd3d6fc15d3-dmarc-request at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
> > > > Sent: Monday, August 25, 2025 5:15 PM
> > > > To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU <ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
> > > > Subject: Re: Antedating of "Ax" (Musical Instrument)
> > > >
> > > > As a former trumpet player, this caught my eye. I failed to find it
> on
> > > > newspapers.com via Duke. Is this another case of different versions
> > of a
> > > > search engine?
> > > > Ax from sax, then trumpet, before the electric guitar dominance era
> is
> > > > possible, I suppose, though I also wonder about the
> context--"usually"?
> > > >
> > > > sg
> > > >
> > > > On Mon, Aug 25, 2025 at 4:13 PM Shapiro, Fred <
> > > > 00001ac016895344-dmarc-request at listserv.uga.edu> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > ax (OED, n1, 5., 1955)
> > > > >
> > > > > 1952 Greensboro (N.C.) Record 24 May 1 / 4 (Newspapers.com0
> > > > >
> > > > > Ax — A musical instrument; usually a trumpet.
>

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