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T.C.
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I have never heard the phrase used as such, but if you read the FAQs for the Internet newsgroup alt.english.usage, you’ll find that ‘to call a spade a spade’ was not originally a slur, although in present usage it can be taken that way via another popular phrase ‘black as the ace of spades,’ referring to a deck of playing cards: http://www.english-usage.com/faq.html#fxtocall

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