[Ads-l] Antedating of "Gofer"

[Shapiro, Fred]

gofer (OED 1967)

1962 New Orleans States-Item 16 Feb. 12/1 (GenealogyBank)

Janet Leigh was fascinated here when she heard a slang word which was new to her ... The word is "gofer" and refers to the people around Show Business "who gofer coffee, gofer cigarets or gofer sandwiches."  Many agents — and even a few stars' husbands — are "gofers."

Fred Shapiro

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