[Ads-l] Antedating of "Yeah"

[Shapiro, Fred]

yeah (OED 1863)

1862 Weekly Vincennes (Indiana) Sun 29 Nov. 2/3 (Newspapers.com)

An old darkey acting as cook in this company ... shakes his wooly head ominously when the big guns thunder and says. ... ["] Stonewall has a smart chance ob men ober der — whar will dis ole niggur be found den ? ... dats Sartin.  Yeah1 Yeah !"

Fred Shapiro

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