[Ads-l] Antedating of "Smack" (= Heroin)

[Shapiro, Fred]

smack, n. (OED, n4, heroin, 1960)

1955 Washington Daily News 20 July 7/1 (Newspapers.com)

"I'm going to list the various names of heroin," said Sen. Price.  "Junk, stuff, H, horse and smack.

Fred Shapiro

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