[Ads-l] Antedating of "Gang Bang"

[ADSGarson O'Toole]

JL's reference work also has a 1945 citation.

[ref] 1994, Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang,
Edited by J. E. Lighter (Jonathan E. Lighter), Volume 1: A to G,
Entry: gangbang, Quote Page 862, Random House, New York. (Verified
with scans) [/ref]

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gangbang n. 1. an occasion on which a number of people copulate
successively with one person; (also) gang-rape; (also) a sexual orgy.
1945 in Valant Aircraft Nose Art 206: Gang Bang.
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On Wed, Jan 7, 2026 at 7:00 AM Shapiro, Fred
<00001ac016895344-dmarc-request at listserv.uga.edu> wrote:
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> gang bang (OED 1957)
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> 1945 United States v. First Lieutenant Ronald A. Kramer (Opinion of the Board of Review) 327 (LexisNexis)
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> After a brief conversation, accused and McKenna went outside.  A "gang-bang" was suggested.
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> NOTE: Green's Dictionary of Slang cites use of "gang bang" in Nell Kimball's book American Madam (1930).  Green's Dictionary of Slang is an incredible contribution to slang lexicography and is the more impressive when it is considered as the work of a single person.  However, its citation standards are less rigorous than those of the OED.  According to Wikipedia, the book American Madam was a hoax.
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> Fred Shapiro
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