tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post6575813922222253664..comments2024-02-11T19:28:27.997+11:00Comments on Personal Reflections: Smoke socialsJim Belshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-8591701235020860512008-01-22T19:22:00.000+11:002008-01-22T19:22:00.000+11:00David, I emailed the NZ link on, Jim. Thanks again...David, I emailed the NZ link on, Jim. Thanks again.Jim Belshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-76177508839592171192008-01-22T13:19:00.000+11:002008-01-22T13:19:00.000+11:00That's interesting Neil. I first came across the t...That's interesting Neil. I first came across the term smoke social when reading newspapers from the 1920s. My impression was that it was a term from that period. <BR/><BR/>I was surpised to find it earlier and later. But it seemed to vanish during the war, although David's AND reference has a date range to 72. I suspect that we all got far more genteel.Jim Belshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-37361577359412773932008-01-22T12:46:00.000+11:002008-01-22T12:46:00.000+11:00Certainly I heard the term "smoko" very often, tho...Certainly I heard the term "smoko" very often, though not lately. I have heard it called a "drug break" in recent times though... <BR/><BR/>As for "smoke social" -- I honestly do not recall ever hearing the term until now!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-84872803680559899042008-01-22T12:28:00.000+11:002008-01-22T12:28:00.000+11:00Thanks, David, that's very helpful. I will re-run ...Thanks, David, that's very helpful. I will re-run my searches tonight, see if I can find the earlier citations, and pass them on as you suggest.Jim Belshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-25225085826588747582008-01-22T12:02:00.000+11:002008-01-22T12:02:00.000+11:00The Australian National Dictionary (OUP, 1988) has...The <I>Australian National Dictionary</I> (OUP, 1988) has <B>smoke social</B> as an Australianism, with citations spanning 1901-1972. As "The earliest references I could find dated to the 1890s" <A HREF="http://www.anu.edu.au/andc/" REL="nofollow">the AND people</A> presumably will be pleased to learn the details of your antedating.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com