[Ads-l] Dating of First Use for "Dis" (Verb)

[Shapiro, Fred]

The OED's first use for the verb "dis" is a song titled "Spoonin' Rap," dated 1980.  However, I believe that the proper dating for "Spoonin' Rap" is 1979, based on newspaper advertisements for the record found on Newspapers.com.

Fred Shapiro


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