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America's Secret Slang

Season 2

8 episodes · May 31, 2014

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  • Straight from the Horse's Mouth
    S2E1

    Straight from the Horse's Mouth

    May 31, 201430m

    How American English has been changed by animals, food, sports and death.

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  • Riding Shotgun
    S2E2

    Riding Shotgun

    Jun 7, 201430m

    Exploring words and phrases that are rooted in history.

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  • Lower the Boom
    S2E3

    Lower the Boom

    Jun 14, 201430m

    How American English was influenced by the seas, the ancient world, big business and the news industry.

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  • Off the Cuff
    S2E4

    Off the Cuff

    Jun 21, 201430m

    Ways American English has been shaped by clothes, crimes, punishments, insults and the Internet.

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  • Cut to the Chase
    S2E5

    Cut to the Chase

    Jun 28, 201430m

    How entertainment influenced common words and phrases.

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  • Bite the Bullet
    S2E6

    Bite the Bullet

    Jul 19, 201430m

    Words that originated in the military, police, aviation and baseball; a "last ditch effort"; freelance workers; pushing the envelope.

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  • S2E7

    Go for Broke

    Jul 26, 201430m

    Exploring the ways the language has been shaped by Vikings, the Cold War, computers, music and gambling; the meanings behind the colors of the rainbow.

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  • S2E8

    Hail to the Chief

    Aug 2, 201430m

    Presidents, sex and romance, and manners have influenced American English.

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