Iron County Record | 1937-01-07 | Page 5 | Early Use of Word Slang

Earl Early Us Ui U. of Word ford Slang Slane The earliest use of the tho word sIan slang discovered occurs In T History of Two Orphans Orphan pub lIb In 1750 tiM A more unequivocal Instance ted In In 0 C. Holten's Slang Dictionary 1801 1861 from a book entitled Jonathan Willis Wilds Adlee Advice Ad Ad- vice lee to Ils Successor r Let tel proper nurses be assigned to 10 tEke care of these babes babE's of or grace I. I I e. e young thieves thle The master bo be teaches them should be be bewell well versed la 10 the cant can't language e commonly called caned t the slang patter paltEr In which they should hy fey y nil fill means menns excel In 1702 the word Is found la lu l Footes Foote's play The Orators