[Ads-l] antedating "skinnymalink"

Jonathan Lighter 00001aad181a2549-dmarc-request at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Sun Sep 7 15:54:46 UTC 2025


OED: 1870

1868 _The Era_ (London) (Dec. 20) 8 [Newspapers.com]: Skinnymalink [played
by] Mr. E. Campbell.

A word my grandmother used.

JL

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