EPISODE · Mar 10, 2017 · 21 MIN

Episode 23: Filibuster

from Words for Granted - An etymology and linguistics podcast

Today's episode looks at the evolution of the modern sense of the word filibuster. Borrowed from a Dutch word meaning 'pirate,' 'filibuster' originally referred to Americans who organized unauthorized military invasions of Spanish colonies in Central America and the West Indies.

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