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*[[balti]] |
*[[balti (disambiguation)|balti]] |
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*[[Beeb]] |
*[[Beeb (disambiguation)|Beeb]] |
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*[[wikt:bog standard|bog standard]] |
*[[wikt:bog standard|bog standard]] |
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*[[bonk]] |
*[[bonk (disambiguation)|bonk]] |
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*[[bouncy castle]] |
*[[bouncy castle]] |
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*[[boffin]] |
*[[boffin]] |
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*[[Mackem]] |
*[[Mackem]] |
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*[[made-up]] |
*[[made-up]] |
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*[[minger]] |
*[[minger (disambiguation)|minger]] |
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*[[minted]] |
*[[minted]] |
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*[[moony]] |
*[[moony]] |
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*[[Mullet (disambiguation)|mullet]] |
*[[Mullet (disambiguation)|mullet]] |
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*[[mushy peas]] |
*[[mushy peas]] |
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*[[naff]] |
*[[naff (disambiguation)|naff]] |
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*[[nerd]] |
*[[nerd]] |
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*[[nip and tuck]] |
*[[nip and tuck]] |
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*[[ploughman's lunch]] |
*[[ploughman's lunch]] |
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*[[pop one's clogs]] |
*[[pop one's clogs]] |
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*[[porky]] |
*[[porky (disambiguation)|porky]] |
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*[[wikt:posh|posh]] |
*[[wikt:posh|posh]] |
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*[[square one]] (back to...) |
*[[square one (disambiguation)|square one]] (back to...) |
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*[[ska]] |
*[[ska]] |
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*[[smart casual]] |
*[[smart casual]] |
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'''Put Downs and Insults''' |
'''Put Downs and Insults''' |
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*[[plonker]] (1966) |
*[[plonker]] (1966) |
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*[[prat]] (1968) * |
*[[prat (disambiguation)|prat]] (1968) * |
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*[[tosser]] (1977) |
*[[tosser (disambiguation)|tosser]] (1977) |
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*[[wally]] (1969) |
*[[wally (disambiguation)|wally]] (1969) |
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*[[wazzock]] (1984) |
*[[wazzock]] (1984) |
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*[[wiktionary:Domestic|domestic]] (1963) |
*[[wiktionary:Domestic|domestic]] (1963) |
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*[[glamour model]] (1981) |
*[[glamour model]] (1981) |
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*[[loo]] (1940) * |
*[[loo (disambiguation)|loo]] (1940) * |
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*[[regime change]] (1990) |
*[[regime change]] (1990) |
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*[[whoopsie]] (1973) |
*[[whoopsie]] (1973) |
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'''[[Fashion victim|Fashionistas]]''' |
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*[[flip-flop]] (1970) |
*[[flip-flop (disambiguation)|flip-flop]] (1970) |
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*[[hoodie]] (1990) |
*[[hoodie]] (1990) |
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*[[shell-suit]] (1989) |
*[[shell-suit]] (1989) |
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'''X Rated''' |
'''X Rated''' |
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*[[dogging]] (1993) * |
*[[dogging (sexual slang)|dogging]] (1993) * |
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*[[kink (sexual)|kink]]y (1959) |
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*[[marital aid]] (1976) |
*[[marital aid]] (1976) |
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*[[pole dance]] (1992) |
*[[pole dance]] (1992) |
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'''One Sandwich Short''' |
'''One Sandwich Short''' |
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*[[banana]]s (1968) * |
*[[banana]]s (1968) * |
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*[[bonkers]] (1957) * |
*[[bonkers (disambiguation)|bonkers]] (1957) * |
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*daft (or mad) as a brush (1945) * |
*daft (or mad) as a brush (1945) * |
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*duh brain (1997) |
*duh brain (1997) |
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'''Who Were They?''' |
'''Who Were They?''' |
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*[[Bloody Mary]] (1956) * |
*[[Bloody Mary (disambiguation)|Bloody Mary]] (1956) * |
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*[[Gordon Bennett]] (1967) * |
*[[Gordon Bennett (disambiguation)|Gordon Bennett]] (1967) * |
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*[[Jack the Lad]] (1981) |
*[[Jack the Lad]] (1981) |
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*[[round robin]] (1988) |
*[[round robin]] (1988) |
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'''Dodgy Dealings''' |
'''Dodgy Dealings''' |
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*[[bung]] (1958) * |
*[[bung]] (1958) * |
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*[[Glasgow kiss]] (1987) |
*[[Glasgow kiss (disambiguation)|Glasgow kiss]] (1987) |
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*[[identity theft]] (1991) |
*[[identity theft]] (1991) |
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*[[spiv]] (1934) * |
*[[spiv]] (1934) * |
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Revision as of 22:39, 1 May 2011
Wordhunt was a national appeal run by the Oxford English Dictionary, looking for earlier evidence of the use of 50 words and phrases in the English language. New evidence found by members of the public in response to the appeal appears in the Oxford English Dictionary. The appeal is a companion to the BBC2 television series Balderdash & Piffle.
First Wordhunt
The first Wordhunt was launched in 2005 by the Oxford English Dictionary and the BBC and resulted in the OED updating the entries of 34 words and phrases, featured in the first series of Balderdash & Piffle broadcast in early 2006.
The 50 words and phrases were:
- balti
- Beeb
- bog standard
- bonk
- bouncy castle
- boffin
- bomber jacket
- Crimble
- chattering classes
- codswallop
- cyberspace
- cyborg
- ditsy
- dosh
- full monty
- gas mark
- gay
- handbags at dawn
- her indoors
- jaffa
- Mackem
- made-up
- minger
- minted
- moony
- mullered
- mullet
- mushy peas
- naff
- nerd
- nip and tuck
- nit nurse
- nutmeg
- Old Bill
- on the pull
- pass the parcel
- pear-shaped
- phwoar
- pick 'n' mix
- ploughman's lunch
- pop one's clogs
- porky
- posh
- square one (back to...)
- ska
- smart casual
- snazzy
- something for the weekend
- to throw one's toys out of the pram
- tikka masala
Second Wordhunt
The second Wordhunt was launched in January 2007, and the results featured in a second series of Balderdash & Piffle, which was broadcast in Spring 2007.
The forty words and phrases, divided into six themes, are:
Man's Best Friend
- dog and bone (1961)
- the dog's bollocks (1989)
- mucky pup (1984)
- shaggy dog story (1946) *
- sick puppy (1984)
Put Downs and Insults
- domestic (1963)
- glamour model (1981)
- loo (1940) *
- regime change (1990)
- whoopsie (1973)
- flip-flop (1970)
- hoodie (1990)
- shell-suit (1989)
- stiletto (1959)
- trainer (1978)
X Rated
- dogging (1993) *
- kinky (1959)
- marital aid (1976)
- pole dance (1992)
- wolf-whistle (1952)
One Sandwich Short
- bananas (1968) *
- bonkers (1957) *
- daft (or mad) as a brush (1945) *
- duh brain (1997)
- one sandwich short of a picnic (1993)
Who Were They?
- Bloody Mary (1956) *
- Gordon Bennett (1967) *
- Jack the Lad (1981)
- round robin (1988)
- take the mickey (1948) *
Dodgy Dealings
- bung (1958) *
- Glasgow kiss (1987)
- identity theft (1991)
- spiv (1934) *
- twoc (1990)
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