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Words and turns of phrase have flowed into the language through a variety of conduits, some less savory than others, resulting in a scattering of everyday words with truly horrifying pedigrees. Additionally, some terms have attracted specious explanations of their origins which paint them as irredeemably offensive when in fact they are perfectly innocuous.
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