[Ads-l] Antedating of "Cookout"

[ADSGarson O'Toole]

Here is a citation with a "chilli cookout" in 1924. The speling
"chilli" appeared in the original text.

Date: October 15, 1924
Newspaper: Illinois State Journal
Newspaper Location: Springfield, Illinois
Article: Many Enroll at First Meeting of Music Club
Quote Page 11, Column 3 and 4
Database: GenealogyBank

[Begin excerpt]
The junior day pupils of Ursuline academy entertained the junior
residents pupils at a chilli cookout on the east campus of the convent
grounds.
[End excerpt]

Garson

On Thu, Jan 29, 2026 at 3:54 PM Shapiro, Fred
<00001ac016895344-dmarc-request at listserv.uga.edu> wrote:
>
> cookout (OED 1941)
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> 1927 Decatur (Ill.) Herald 3 July 3/5 (Newspapers.com)
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> A fine time was had by the boys Thursday evening when the camp held a cookout in the woods.
>
> Fred Shapiro
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