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America’s Secret Slang Season 1 Episode 4
Expressions from “riffraff” to “betting your bottom dollar”, “passing the buck,” “acid test” and even “heard it through the grapevine” all come from America’s frontier days. But have you ever wondered why these phrases were first used and what they mean today?
Serie: America's Secret Slang
Episode Title: West Word, Ho!
Air Date: 2013-04-28
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