[Ads-l] Antedating of "Chops" (Jazz Sense)

Shapiro, Fred 00001ac016895344-dmarc-request at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Sun Jul 27 18:08:22 UTC 2025


chops (OED, n.2, jazz sense, 1937)

1935 Town & Country 15 May 53 (ProQuest)

Louis Armstrong is suffering from a painful lip ailment ... 'Don't ask Pops to play.  His chops is beat.'

Fred Shapiro

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