America's secret slang. Guns, booze, and politics. Season 1
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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". Politics is full of odd phrases like "pork barrel projects", "slush funds", and "lame ducks" -- all of which had practical origins and morphed to mean what they do today.
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22 minutes
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