[Ads-l] Slight Antedating of "AIDS"

[Ben Zimmer]

Fred, you previously shared this excellent discovery back in Jan. 2022, and
we discussed it on the list.

https://listserv.linguistlist.org/pipermail/ads-l/2022-January/160955.html

On Sat, Mar 8, 2025 at 1:42 PM Shapiro, Fred <fred.shapiro at yale.edu> wrote:

> AIDS (OED 1982 Aug. 8)
>
> 1982 Boston Globe 27 July 4/1 (Newspapers.com)
>
> Because it is the fundamental damage to the body's natural defenses that
> apparently leaves the victims unprotected against the cancers, pneumonia
> and other infections, the disorder has been named Acquired Immunodeficiency
> Disease Syndrome, or AIDS.
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