[Ads-l] Further Antedating of "Phony / Phoney"

Shapiro, Fred 00001ac016895344-dmarc-request at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Tue Sep 8 10:30:10 UTC 2026


phony (OED 1893)

1887 Republican (St. Louis) 31 July 7/5 (Newspapers.com)

"DOSE tiamonds was of te purest vater.  Do you think I would wear dot phony jewelry?"

Fred Shapiro
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