[Ads-l] Further Antedating of "Hipster"

[Laurence Horn]

> On Mar 16, 2025, at 9:20 AM, Shapiro, Fred <fred.shapiro at YALE.EDU> wrote:
> 
> hipster (OED 1938 Dec. 3)
> 
> 1938 Afro-American (Baltimore) 8 Jan. 14 (ProQuest)
> 
> Nelson Jones is said to be the best hipster in Everett.
> 
> Fred Shapiro
> 
“Hey man, didn’t know it was a competition”
—Nelson Jones
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