cultural origins of slang terms

[Bob Haas]

Absolutely.

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> Subject: cultural origins of slang terms
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> In that case, it seems to me that it would be a lot more likely that the
> slang of those callous folks would be inspired by more recent cultural icons
> than a movie made generations ago which, however classic, no longer reaches a
> mass audience.