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The Best Episodes of America's Secret Slang Season 1

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The Best Episodes of America's Secret Slang Season 1

Host Zach Selwyn hits the streets to ask everyday people what they know about the origins and meaning of American slang, and then he reveals...
  1. 8.6/10(10 votes)

    #1 - Y'all Speak Country

    S1:E3

    The American South has given us words like "y'all" and "rednecks" as well as dozens of colorful phrases like "fly off the handle," "having an axe to grind," and "barking up the wrong tree." But what are the origins of these expressions and why has one group of people contributed so much to the American language?

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  2. 8.5/10(6 votes)

    #2 - Talking Turkey

    S1:E6

    Americans have always loved to eat and expressions relating to food--from New York's "big apple" to "wake up and smell the coffee" --pepper our everyday speech. But where did they all come from?

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  3. 8.4/10(7 votes)

    #3 - West Word, Ho!

    S1:E4

    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?

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  4. 8.3/10(7 votes)

    #4 - Coming to America

    S1:E5

    Ever wonder why American cowboys say "'git along little doggies" when they're talking about herding cattle? Or why a losing wrestler "cries uncle?" And why do we say "ouch" when we stub a toe?

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  5. 7.5/10(9 votes)

    #5 - Guns, Booze, and Politics

    S1:E1

    Politics is full of odd phrases like "pork barrel projects," "slush funds," and "lame ducks" -- all of which had practical origins and morphed to mean what they do today.

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  6. 7.5/10(6 votes)

    #6 - Them's Fighting Words

    S1:E2

    Have you ever wondered why someone who can't get it together is called a "basket case"? Or where the term "Yankee" came from? And why do we say someone "bought the farm" when they die?

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Y'all Speak Country" is the best rated episode of "America's Secret Slang" season 1. It scored 8.6/10 based on 10 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 4/21/2013. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Talking Turkey".