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(as seen at Columbia Journalism Review)
According to Merriam-Webster, the first-known use of 'eye roll', as in an upward turning of the eyes especially as an expression of annoyance, exasperation, disbelief, occurred in 1928.
Other coinages from the same year include:
- boondoggle
- cheeseburger
- dum-dum
- faithless elector
- ham-fisted
- jeepers creepers'
- pancake landing
- robotic
- unfilmable
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