[Ads-l] Antedating of "Get a Kick Our of"

[Jonathan Lighter]

Trivially earlier:

1917 World-Herald (Omaha, Neb.) (Oct. 18) 11 [Newspapers.com]: I get a
regular "kick" out of it that is a thrill.

1917 Oakland [Calif.] Inquirer (Nov. 24)  13 [Ibid.] : Every time he
growled they would screech at the top of their voices and Bill would get a
"big kick" out of making them frightened.

JL

On Fri, Sep 12, 2025 at 7:56 AM Shapiro, Fred <
00001ac016895344-dmarc-request at listserv.uga.edu> wrote:

> get a kick out of (OED, kick, n.1, 2.c., 1928; Green 1921)
>
> 1917 San Francisco Examiner 12 Dec, 13/3 (Newspapers.com)
>
> Moose Taussig ... no longer gets a "kick" out of the passing crowds and
> jitneys and he wants to move on to new fields and faces.
>
> Fred Shapiro
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