[Ads-l] Antedating of "Freebie"

[Shapiro, Fred]

freebie (OED 1925)

1923 Afro-American (Baltimore) 20 July 6 (ProQuest)

As a matter of fact there has been a no-charge account and a whopping freeby down to Aunt Dillsy's in Chapel Gate or Hacks Neck, Va.

Fred Shapiro

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