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America's Secret Slang
Season 2 • Episode 5 • Cut to the Chase
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America's Secret Slang Season 2, Episode 5: Cut to the Chase
How entertainment influenced common words and phrases. Watch America's Secret Slang Season 2, Episode 5 Cut to the Chase in HD free online. Enjoy high-quality streaming of America's Secret Slang Season 2, Episode 5 and share your thoughts in the comments below!
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Episodes
8 episodes
Straight from the Horse's Mouth
How American English has been changed by animals, food, sports and death.
30 min
Riding Shotgun
Exploring words and phrases that are rooted in history.
30 min
Lower the Boom
How American English was influenced by the seas, the ancient world, big business and the news industry.
30 min
Off the Cuff
Ways American English has been shaped by clothes, crimes, punishments, insults and the Internet.
30 min
Cut to the Chase
How entertainment influenced common words and phrases.
30 min
Bite the Bullet
Words that originated in the military, police, aviation and baseball; a "last ditch effort"; freelance workers; pushing the envelope.
30 min
Go for Broke
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.
30 min
Hail to the Chief
Presidents, sex and romance, and manners have influenced American English.
30 min