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Victoria Coren presents the series about words, inviting the public to make a vital contribution to the Oxford English Dictionary. What do dictionary entries about sex tell us about our sexual history? Burlesque star Immodesty Blaise uncovers the story of the word 'merkin', meaning pubic wig. Roland Rivron visits Southport for written evidence for the origin of 'dogging'. Victoria asks how Burnham on Sea could possibly have given birth to the 'marital aid'.