[Ads-l] Antedating of "Cornball"

[Shapiro, Fred]

cornball (OED, b., 1952)

1945 Barksdale Bark (Barksdale Field, La.) 27 Jan. 9/3 (Newspapers.com

Bah!  I should talk with a cornball like you ... I, who have studied Beethoven, and played Brahms.

Fred Shapiro

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