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Etymology of "Word Up"
January 15, 2011 9:51 am
(@grantbarrett)
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What's the origin of the expressions "word!" and "word up!"? Grant shares a theory from the book Black Talk by Geneva Smitherman. Here's that Eighties-era song <a href=" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZjAantupsA This is part of a complete episode.
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