Origin "pulling a Fast One"

Posted by J. Boehmke on May 29, 2003

In Reply to: Derivation posted by Pádraic on May 28, 2003

What I am looking for is the origin for the phrase "pulling a fast one" - What was pulled and what was the "fast one" originally? Or maybe this does not apply.

• Origin "pulling a Fast One" R. Berg 05/29/03
  • Origin "pulling a Fast One" J. Boehmke 05/30/03