[Ads-l] Antedating of "Geeky"

[Ben Zimmer]

New York Times Book Review, Dec. 15, 1974, p. 4, col. 3 (ProQuest)
[Review of Frank Brady's _Hefner_ by Philip Nobile]
In the meantime, "Hefner" provides a not altogether uninformative account
of how a geeky Chicago cartoonist, virgin until his 22nd year, quit his job
as circulation director of Children's Activities, abandoned plans for a 3‐D
nudie magazine and, with a borrowed $10,000 and a lot of nerve, pasted up a
pretentious girlie by the name of Stag Party.

https://www.nytimes.com/1974/12/15/archives/hefner-the-22yearold-virgin-who-made-up-for-lost-time.html

On Wed, Jul 29, 2026 at 8:28 PM Shapiro, Fred <
00001ac016895344-dmarc-request at listserv.uga.edu> wrote:

> geeky (OED 1981)
>
> 1978 Los Angeles Times 18 July II. 7/5 (Newspapers.com)
>
> They usually see me as that shy kind of geeky guy.
>

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