[Ads-l] Corrected Antedating of "Juke Joint" / "Jook Joint"

[Shapiro, Fred]

juke joint / jook joint (OED 1937)

1934 New York Amsterdam News 30 June 9 (ProQuest)

Brother Drooplips and Samuel Van Seravins will, when the shades of evening are drawn, seek out their favorite jook-joint.

Fred Shapiro

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