Green’s Dictionary of Slang

1. (US) a (shorthand) typist, a stenographer.

1909		Fra Mar. 82/1: The Stenog wanted a new set of curtains [DA].
1912		Wodehouse Prince and Betty 132: If I was good enough for him to marry when I was a stenog., he’s good enough for me to marry when I’m a plute.
1914		T.A. Dorgan Indoor Sports 6 Feb. [synd. cartoon] That’s the new stenog and she’s got the bosses chair already.
1922		S. Lewis Babbitt (1974) 32: McGoun’s a good stenog., smart as a whip.
1935		cartoon caption in Snappy Stories May 🌐 First Stenog. ‘I suppose you stand high with your boss.’ Second Stenog. ‘Yes, I’m always on tip-toe when I kiss him.’ .
1945		Look (ad for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film) 18 Sept. 4: There’s Bunny Smith, the hotel stenog (that’s Lana).
1955		E. Hunter Blackboard Jungle 193: Interview prospective stenogs at 3.00.
1960		C. Cooper Jr Scene (1996) 129: Patterson, get the stenog in here to take a statement.

2. attrib. use of sense 1.

1929

E. Dahlberg Bottom Dogs 160: Nancy, who dropped into the back of the shop three times a week after stenog classes.