[Ads-l] Antedating of "Woofer" (Boastful Person)

[Shapiro, Fred]

woofer (OED, 1., 1934)

1930 Afro-American (Baltimore) 12 Apr.  14 (ProQuest)

It is for the group of sideline woofers and a few team managers as well to stop howling about the decisions and produce someone who can qualify or who is willing to be trained.  I'll venture to say that not 15 our of 100 fans have seen inside of a 1930 basketball rule book.

Fred Shapiro

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