[Ads-l] Further Antedating of "Bop"

[Shapiro, Fred]

bop (OED, n2, 1948)

1945 Nat King Cole in Orchestra World Apr. 5/3 (RIPM Jazz Periodicals)

We'll make a picture called 'Stork Club' in which many stars have guest appearances, such as Big [sic] Crosby and Bop [sic] Hope, and incidentally we're going to be on Bing's program.

NOTE: It might seem that "Bop Hope" here could be a typo, but the fact that Cole was also saying "Big Crosby" indicates that he was punning using an already-existing term "Bop."

Fred Shapiro



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