[Ads-l] Antedating of "Do Rag"

[Shapiro, Fred]

do rag (OED 1964)

1963 Michigan Chronicle 16 Nov. A8 (ProQuest)

Several months ago parents active in the Better Schools Association of Durfee Junior High School discussed problems related to boys wearing their hair in a pompous "process" style, frequently held in place by a "do rag."

Fred Shapiro


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