Balderdash and Piffle - Season 2

Balderdash and Piffle - Season 2

Season 2

Network
Episodes8
DatesMai 11, 2007 - Juli 6, 2007
Previous Season

Episodes

One Sandwich Short of a Picnic
Season 2Episode 130 min

One Sandwich Short of a Picnic

The 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.
Mai 11, 2007
Man's Best Friend
Season 2Episode 230 min

Man's Best Friend

Dog 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
Mai 18, 2007
Euphemisms - the Lace Curtain of Language
Season 2Episode 330 min

Euphemisms - the Lace Curtain of Language

The 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.
Mai 25, 2007
Dodgy Dealings
Season 2Episode 430 min

Dodgy Dealings

From 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.
Juni 1, 2007
X-Rated
Season 2Episode 530 min

X-Rated

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 mysteries on the list, and - as an off-shoot of the Wordhunt - a word not on the list, 'dogger', was given a new sense.
Juni 8, 2007
Put Downs and Insults
Season 2Episode 630 min

Put Downs and Insults

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.
Juni 22, 2007
Who Were They?
Season 2Episode 730 min

Who Were They?

The 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'.
Juni 29, 2007
Fashionistas
Season 2Episode 830 min

Fashionistas

The 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!
Juli 6, 2007

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