[Ads-l] Antedating of "Square" (Slang Term)

Shapiro, Fred fred.shapiro at YALE.EDU
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square (OED, 16.a., 1944; Green 1943)

1940 New York Amsterdam News 2 Mar. 21 (ProQuest)

So don't be the "square from Delaware," just lace up your boots and "dig that jive."

Fred Shapiro

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