Episodes (6)

Guns, Booze and Politics
S01E01 · Guns, Booze and Politics

Apr 14, 2013

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.

Them's Fighting Words
S01E02 · Them's Fighting Words

Apr 14, 2013

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?

Y'all Speak Country
S01E03 · Y'all Speak Country

Apr 21, 2013

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.

West Word, Ho!
S01E04 · West Word, Ho!

Apr 28, 2013

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?

Coming to America
S01E05 · Coming to America

May 05, 2013

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?

Talking Turkey
S01E06 · Talking Turkey

May 12, 2013

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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America's Secret Slang Season 1 (2013) is released on Apr 14, 2013 and the latest season 2 of America's Secret Slang is released in 2014. Watch America's Secret Slang online - the English Documentary TV series from United States. America's Secret Slang is directed by Gabriel Rotello,Colin Campbell,Douglas Cohen and created by Colin Campbell with Zach Selwyn and Ben Waters. America's Secret Slang is available online on Hoopla and Apple TV.

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America's Secret Slang

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United States

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English

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Flight 33 Productions

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