America's secret slang. Go for broke. Season 2
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America's Secret Slang proves that we speak history every day as it documents the stories behind our unique American version of English, from words like "southpaw" to phrases like "bet your bottom dollar". In this episode, we look at the ways that American English has been transformed by the Vikings, the Cold War, computers, music, gambling.
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