Balderdash & Piffle

1. One Sandwich Short of a Picnic

The OED thought Balderdash & Piffle were just the people to help out with wor...

2. Man's Best Friend

Dog has one of the longest entries in the dictionary - thanks to more than 25...

3. Euphemisms: The Lace Curtain of Language

The OED asked us to investigate how we prefer to call a spade a shoveling imp...

4. Dodgy Dealings

From prison slang to gangster speak, the dodgy language of the underworld is ...

5. X Rated

Some of the most thumbed entries in the OED are those containing the naughty ...

6. Put Downs and Insults

The OED politely asked us to assist them with five put downs and insults. We ...

7. Who Were They?

The Wordhunt looked into four eponyms - expressions which immortalize people ...

8. Fashionistas

The language of fashion is as changeable as the industry it serves. The OED n...