In most people, language is generated on the left side of the brain — the half associated with logic, motor functions and math. But when we let loose with a particularly satisfying swear word, the ...

There is nothing more tiring, and unimaginative, than people filling blank spaces in a conversation with a tirade of reflexive F-bombs. And it’s not just me. Or my imagination. Studies done on this ...

George Carlin’s “Incomplete List of Impolite Words” is a lush repository of English’s filthiest terms and euphemisms. The late comedian rattled off profanity so fast one hardly had time to cringe ...

Swear words that were once potent are losing their sting, a new study has revealed. Among Gen Z, racist, sexist, homophobic and ableist slurs are now ranked as the most offensive terms in the English ...

What’s in a swear? The world’s filthiest words typically refer to something vulgar or taboo, for one. But there’s something else swears across the world’s languages have in common. They’re all missing ...

A new study shows that swear words across languages may have more in common than previously thought. Many of them tend to leave out the same sounds. There's a common trope in sci fi when characters ...