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Is "Knocked Up" Racist?
Category: Society & Culture
Duration: 00:30:54
Publish Date: 2022-12-13 19:16:04
Description:

There’s a rumor going around social networks that “knocked up” traces back to American slave trading. Is there any evidence for that etymology? John explains.



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