Channel 4 aired an episode of Countdown recently saw host Colin Murray, co-host Rachel Riley and guest star Nicki Chapman react to a word suggested by Susie Dent ...

Lexicographer Susie Dent caused amusement in the Countdown studio after finding cheeky a seven-letter word during Tuesday's episode. The discovery came during a letters round where contestants ...

But some of our readers wanted to know where these sayings came from. We asked lexicographer Susie Dent from Countdown's dictionary corner to explain the origins of several rainy-day phrases.

Susie Dent joins Michael Rosen to talk about her lifelong fascination with words and their origins. It's a programme bringing some apricity, which is one of Susie's favourite words Show more Susie ...