Which word did we get from a hen in fine clothes? Who made a mullet into a red herring? What’s a rapper’s favourite dairy foodstuff? Join lexicographers Fiona McPherson and Craig Leyland to learn about the influence of song lyrics on the OED, and the importance of bibliography for a historical dictionary.

Come back for another episode in two weeks (June 10th), when we’ll be getting ready for the World Cup by looking at football (soccer) words and phrases in the OED.

www.oed.com

lexipoddery@oup.com

https://therightrhymes.com/

Music by Matt Cutmore

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