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

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righteous (OED, 4., 1930)

1929 Afro-American (Baltimore) 23 Mar. 6/3 (Newspapers.com)

"Forty," "Thirty-eight and two" and "Righteous" all mean Okay.

Fred Shapiro

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