[Ads-l] Antedating of "Hissy Fit"

[ADSGarson O'Toole]

Fred Shapiro wrote:
> I don't have ready access to this source, but Google Books seems to
> indicate that "hissy fit" (OED 1967) appeared in an obscure periodical,
> "Contrasts,  Presents Tomorrow's Authors," in 1939.

There is a match for the same book (or periodical) in the HathiTrust
database. The scanned volume appears to be from the Rutgers University
library system.

[Begin HathiTrust information]
Contrast, presents tomorrow's authors

https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/102865872
Published: Chicago, Stet publishing co., 1939.
Physical Description: 48 p.

Original Source: Rutgers University

Search "hissy fit"
#23 (p. #17) - 1 matching term
[End HathiTrust information]

Garson

------------------------------------------------------------
The American Dialect Society - http://www.americandialect.org