[Ads-l] Early Citation for Positive "Bad"

Shapiro, Fred fred.shapiro at YALE.EDU
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bad (= good)

1954 Elk City (Okla.) Daily News 19 Jan. 3/3 (Newspapers.com)

BAD — ineffably good. {"She's a bad one" is a lofty compliment.)

Fred Shapiro

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