[Ads-l] Antedating of "Jump" (Verb, To Be Full of Excitement or Enjoyment)

[Shapiro, Fred]

jump, v. (OED, 1.h., c1938)

1937 Illinois State Register 9 Dec. 17/2 (Genealogy Bank)  The Joint is Jumping certainly was a grand surprise and made the Swing Appreciation club sit up and take notice.  Conducted by Don Hill, it takes to the air each weekday at 11:30 p.m.

1937 New York Age 11 Dec. 2/4 (Newspapers.com)  HITTING THE SPOTS SECOND WARD DEMOCRATS BREAKFAST DANCE.  (Thanksgiving Eve.) — The Joint is jumping, Joe.

Fred Shapiro

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