[Ads-l] Antedating of "Hooliganism"

[Nancy Friedman]

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(1996-2013).
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On Tue, Apr 14, 2026 at 6:10 AM Shapiro, Fred <
00001ac016895344-dmarc-request at listserv.uga.edu> wrote:

> After my error of yesterday in dating "hoodlum," I hesitate to offer the
> following antedating of "hooliganism," but this one seems really to be
> legitimate:
>
> hooliganism (OED 1898)  1894 Hants and Berks Gazette 20 Oct. 6/3
> (Newspapers.com)  The two young ladies had in due course to appear before a
> magistrate, and have now gone to prison for two months.  This is not very
> encouraging for the future of their organization, and it is to be hoped
> that female Hooliganism has been hoist with its own petard and is knocked
> on the head.
>
> Fred Shapiro
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