[Ads-l] Antedating of "Yo" (Greeting)

[Shapiro, Fred]

CORRECTION:  The citation below should be "partner," not "partners."

yo (greeting) (OED 1988)

1980 New York Times 19 Oct. section 6, page 44 ff.

He ambles out the door and heads for the nearest pay phone to call his partners.  "Yo, man," he says, "it's NE.  I got the rest of my colors.

Fred Shapiro

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