[Ads-l] More on "Your Mama" (Not in OED)

[ADSGarson O'Toole]

Fred Shapiro wrote:
> In 2024 I posted the following antedating of the Afro American "dozen" insult game:
>
> dozens (OED 1911)
>
> 1910 _Vicksburg Evening Post_ 8 Mar. 1/3 (Newspapers.com)  A lot of colored kids
> who got in trouble while playing "dozen" [sic] were up in the city court today.
> They were reprimanded and discharged by the mayor.

Wonderful citation, Fred, for a word sense that presents a difficult
search challenge!
Garson

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