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Floordrobe

Mark Shea explains the origin, meaning and use of the expression 'floordrobe'

Series 6 - current

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17 November 2009

Series 1

'Make my day' to 'hole-in-the-wall'
With Professor David Crystal

Series 2

'Bling' to 'wysiwyg'
With Professor David Crystal

Series 3

'Awesome' to 'yummy-scrummy'
With Professor David Crystal

Series 4

'D'oh' to 'facebook'.
With Gavin Dudeney

Series 5

'Big up' to 'wiki'
With Jim Pettiward

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