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New words: 'beer muscles' & 'waka jumpers,' with Fiona McPherson.
16 minutes Posted Aug 7, 2025 at 9:00 am.
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1106. We talk with Fiona McPherson, a senior editor at the Oxford English Dictionary, about the playful words that get added to the OED. We look at the dictionary's ongoing work to expand its coverage of World Englishes, and Fiona shares some of her favorite recent additions, including "waka jumper" from New Zealand politics and "Rolex," a term for a Ugandan street food.