The Language Lie

Pleased As Punch


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Join Casey and Ingrid as they discuss Harry Styles and murderous puppets, and Ingrid does a Southern accent.

Sources:

https://grammarist.com/idiom/as-pleased-as-punch/
http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-ple1.htm
https://www.thekitchn.com/why-do-we-say-pleased-as-punch-238364
https://www.vogue.com/article/what-might-harry-styles-new-beauty-line-look-like
https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/racist-phrases-origins-language-20200610.html
https://thegoodgamecompany.com/project/idiom-addict/

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