May 11, 2007 • 30m
The OED thought Balderdash & Piffle were just the people to help out with words relating to madness. And they were right - wordhun...Read more
May 18, 2007 • 30m
Dog has one of the longest entries in the dictionary - thanks to more than 250 different doggy phrases. The OED asked for our help...Read more
May 25, 2007 • 30m
The OED asked us to investigate how we prefer to call a spade a shoveling implement, especially when talking about sex, death or g...Read more
May 31, 2007 • 30m
From prison slang to gangster speak, the dodgy language of the underworld is colourful and inventive. The OED requested help with ...Read more
June 7, 2007 • 30m
Some of the most thumbed entries in the OED are those containing the naughty words. The Wordhunt tied up four out of the five word...Read more
June 22, 2007 • 30m
The OED politely asked us to assist them with five put downs and insults. We sparked changes with evidence for three words on the list.
June 29, 2007 • 30m
The Wordhunt looked into four eponyms - expressions which immortalize people in our language - and succeeded on pinning down two. ...Read more
July 6, 2007 • 30m
The language of fashion is as changeable as the industry it serves. The OED needed your help with five fashion-related words and p...Read more