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Show Name....... America's Secret Slang
Rating.......... N/A
Premiered....... 2013-04-13
Type............ Documentary
Genre........... History
Plot............ Horse of a Different Color. Black Sheep. Wrong Side of the Tracks. These are common expressions we use every day in America. But what's the history behind these phrases? Find out in the new season of America's Secret Slang, where in each episode host Zach Selwyn will reveal the hidden history behind our favorite sayings, cliches and oddly sounding words
Cast............ Zach Selwyn ... Host
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Network......... History
Country......... United States
Language........ English
Runtime......... 30 mins
Status.......... Ended
Air Date........ Saturday 22:30
URL............. https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/4546/americas-secret-slang
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Episode Name.... Them's Fighting Words
Season.......... 1x02
Plot............ 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?
Runtime......... 30 mins
Air Date........ 2013-04-14 Sunday, 21:30
URL............. https://www.tvmaze.com/episodes/293682/americas-secret-slang-1x02-thems-fighting-words
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Episode Name.... Y'all Speak Country
Season.......... 1x03
Plot............ 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? The answers reveal the hidden history behind the American south and its secret slang
Runtime......... 30 mins
Air Date........ 2013-04-21 Sunday, 21:00
URL............. https://www.tvmaze.com/episodes/293683/americas-secret-slang-1x03-yall-speak-country
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