[Ads-l] Yet Further Antedating of "Square" (Slang Term), Noun and Adjective

[Shapiro, Fred]

The following citation seems to antedate slang "square" both as noun and as adjective:

1938 Variety 22 June 38/4 (ProQuest)

Ned Williams, publicist for Mills Artists, got up the bulk of the following "Cab Calloway's Cat-ologue" aa an exploitation stunt for the maestro ... Square - square head, rube, apple-knocker.

Fred Shapiro

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