Why is a zoologist interested in banjos? When is a brag humble? And what are horse doovers anyway? Join lexicographers Fiona McPherson and Craig Leyland to learn about the June 2026 update of the OED, and hear from fellow editor Mike Timpany on life as part of the OED’s science group.

(Apologies for the variable sound quality in this one; at least it's proof that this is made by dictionary writers, not podcast professionals!)

This is the last episode of our first season, so we're having a little break to catch up on our real work; that dictionary isn't going to write itself, after all. We'll return with a bunch of new episodes in six weeks, when we'll probably be talking about (among other things) the language of cinema, and notable correspondence in the OED's archives. We hope very much that you'll join us again then.

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