1893 Eve. Exp. (Cardiff) 11 Dec. 3/4: [headline] PROFESSORSHIP OF SLANG. Another ‘Put-up-Job’ — The latest from Oxford.at put-up job (n.) under put-up, adj.
1899 Eve. Exp. (Cardiff) 13 May 4/3: [of New York sl.] It was found desirable to substitute for [‘wheels in his head’] something more nearly up-to-date, and so the current expression, ‘There are rats in his attic,’ gained acceptance.at rats in the attic under rat, n.1