[Ads-l] Antedating of "Jive" (Noun, Form of Slang)

[Shapiro, Fred]

jive, n. (OED, 4., 1938)

1935 California Eagle 13 Sept. 6-B/4 (Newspapers.com)

Many others will depart from the city the latter part of this week to attend Fresno U, leaving a chain of broken hearts behind.  They will refrain from the habitual language of jive and speak real English for a change.

Fred Shapiro

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