Balderdash & piffle season 2
8 episodes · May 11, 2007
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- S2E1
One Sandwich Short Of A Picnic
May 11, 200730mThe OED thought Balderdash & Piffle were just the people to help out with words relating to madness. And they were right - wordhunters triumphed with all five words and phrases for which the OED needed help.
- S2E2
Man's Best Friend
May 18, 200730mDog has one of the longest entries in the dictionary - thanks to more than 250 different doggy phrases. The OED asked for our help with five of these, and we're wagging our tails to have succeeded with four of them
- S2E3
Euphemisms - The Lace Curtain Of Language
May 25, 200730mThe OED asked us to investigate how we prefer to call a spade a shoveling implement, especially when talking about sex, death or going to the toilet. They challenged us to help with five euphemisms and we managed four.
- S2E4
Dodgy Dealings
May 31, 200730mFrom prison slang to gangster speak, the dodgy language of the underworld is colourful and inventive. The OED requested help with six dodgy terms and the Wordhunt nailed five of these.
- S2E5
X-Rated
Jun 7, 200730mSome of the most thumbed entries in the OED are those containing the naughty words. The Wordhunt tied up four out of the five word mysteries on the list, and - as an off-shoot of the Wordhunt - a word not on the list, 'dogger', was given a new sense.
- S2E6
Put Downs And Insults
Jun 22, 200730mThe OED politely asked us to assist them with five put downs and insults. We sparked changes with evidence for three words on the list.
- S2E7
Who Were They?
Jun 29, 200730mThe Wordhunt looked into four eponyms - expressions which immortalize people in our language - and succeeded on pinning down two. In need of a pick-me-up? We also found the creator of the 'Bloody Mary'.
- S2E8
Fashionistas
Jul 6, 200730mThe language of fashion is as changeable as the industry it serves. The OED needed your help with five fashion-related words and phrases, and in true style, the Wordhunt rose to the challenge and succeeded on every one. You heard it here first - Wordhunting is the new black!