America's Secret Slang

  • Premiered: Apr 2013
  • Episodes: 14
  • Followers: 5
  • Ended
  • History
  • Sunday at 22
  • Documentary

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Season 2
2x1
Straight From the Horse's Mouth
Episode overview
Air date
May 31, 2014
How American English has been changed by animals, food, sports and death.
2x2
Riding Shotgun
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Air date
Jun 07, 2014
Exploring words and phrases that are rooted in history.
2x3
Lower the Boom
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Jun 14, 2014
How American English was influenced by the seas, the ancient world, big business and the news industry.
2x4
Off the Cuff
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Air date
Jun 21, 2014
Ways American English has been shaped by clothes, crimes, punishments, insults and the Internet.
2x5
Cut to the Chase
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Air date
Jun 28, 2014
How entertainment influenced common words and phrases.
2x6
Bite the Bullet
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Air date
Jul 19, 2014
Words that originated in the military, police, aviation and baseball; a ''last ditch effort''; freelance workers; pushing the envelope.
2x7
Go for Broke
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Air date
Jul 26, 2014
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.
2x8 Show finale
Hail to the Chief
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Air date
Aug 02, 2014
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