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Slang Term "Understandings"
April 30, 2011 8:51 am
(@grantbarrett)
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Understandings aren't just for epistemologists and marriage counselors. In the 18th Century, the slang term understandings was a jocular name for "boots" or "shoes." Later, the word also came to be a joking term for "legs." This is part of a complete episode.
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