Balderdash & piffle season 2 (2007)

One Sandwich Short Of A Picnic
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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

Man's Best Friend
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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

Euphemisms - The Lace Curtain Of Language
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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

Dodgy Dealings
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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

X-Rated
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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

Put Downs And Insults
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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.

Who Were They?
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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

Fashionistas
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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