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Popularized African-American Slang
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2015/04/23 - 1:47pm

Words like bae, bling bling and on fleek have all moved into the common vernacular at different points in the last 30 years, thanks in part to the prominence of African-American slang in music and pop culture. This is part of a complete episode.

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