Date:  Mon, 4 Dec 1995 23:45:46 -0500

From:  Jesse T Sheidlower <jester[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]PANIX.COM>

Subject: Re: Bubblehead



>

>     I'll support Laurie Bowman's recollection of "bubblehead" = "airhead".

> Memory is one of the advantages (or disadvantages) of long experience: the

> term arose in the early 60s (when I first experienced it at UT-Austin, though

> it may have started earlier while I was out out the country) for the young

> college females, mostly sorority types still following the genderized pursuit

> of an MRS. degree.....



The Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang cites

_bubblehead_ from 1952 on.



Actually, sorry, that's not quite right. _Bubble-headed_ from 1952

on, _bubblehead_ from 1959; we combine them in the same entry.



Jesse Sheidlower

Random House Reference

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