[Ads-l] Antedating of "Hepped" (Adjective)

[Shapiro, Fred]

hepped (OED, adj., 1903)

1897 Daily States (New Orleans) 28 Oct. 2/4 (Newspapers.com)

When I came up to the door there was a carriage in front of it ... I was 'hepped' to it in a minute.  A carriage ride is pretty good for a guy laid up with pneumonia.

Fred Shapiro



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