[Ads-l] Antedating of "Emcee" (Noun and Verb)

[Shapiro, Fred]

emcee, n. (OED 1933), v. (OED 1937)

1930 Pittsburgh Press 10 Aug. World of Today section 6/3 (Newspapers.com)

The need at the present time ... is a department store male employe to handle the master of ceremonies assignment.  Davis wants a man from one of the stores for the emsee [sic] job and wants him quick! ... Any talented young woman, however, who feels that she can emsee [sic] is also asked to write.

Fred Shapiro




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