[Ads-l] Antedating of "Wisecrack" (Noun)

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wisecrack (OED, noun, 1924)

1897 Fullerton (Nebraska) Post  27 Aug. 1/4 (Newspapers.com)

Such a wise crack as this seemed to lift the pervading gloom.

Fred Shapiro



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