Vol. 41 No. 1 (1993)
Research Article

The Origin of NYC's Nickname The Big Apple

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  • Gerald Cohen
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1179/nam.1993.41.1.23

Published 1993-03-01

Copyright (c) 1993 Maney

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Abstract

Abstract

The expression “The Big Apple,” meaning “something special, out of the ordinary, world class” is traced from its adoption as the nickname of New York City in 1971 back through time, to the jazz culture of the 1930s and ultimately to its apparent origins in racing jargon in the early decades of the 20th century.

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