[Ads-l] Antedating of "Crack Whore"

Shapiro, Fred fred.shapiro at YALE.EDU
Mon Mar 31 10:43:10 UTC 2025


crack whore (OED 1990)

1986 New York Daily News 24 Aug. Daily News Magazine 19/3 (Newspapers.com)  When a big club is hit, the cops often find "crack whores," young girls who spend days getting high and having sex for money or drugs.

Fred Shapiro


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