[Ads-l] Antedating of "Bronx Cheer"

Ben Yagoda byagoda at UDEL.EDU
Tue Jul 29 21:25:57 UTC 2025


OED, 1929.

New York Tines, June 6, 1924: "The crowd was inclined to wax sarcastic over the brave but inept efforts of the Giants. Several times a Bronx cheer was indulged in.”


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