America's secret slang. Them's fighting words. 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". Have you ever wondered why someone who can't get it together is called a "basket case"? Or where the term "Yankee" came from?
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22 minutes
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