[Dixielandjazz] Re: Gates

Bill Hildebrandt billhil@prodigy.net
Sat, 11 Jan 2003 21:20:29 -0500


Would the term "alligator" (as in "See, you later, alligator!") derive from
the musician's term "gate" or vice versa? Back in the forties I recall that
the terms "gate" and "alligator" were used interchangeably. Comments anyone?
Bill Hildebrandt
The New Farmington River Royal Ragtime Ramblers
Simsbury, CT.