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 ...

Science has increasingly shown that swearing offers surprising advantages beyond just venting frustration. Researchers have ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

Cussing, cursing, or swearing, no matter what you call it, attitudes towards strong language in general use are shifting a bit, with more parents now saying that it’s not that big a deal if their ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Warning: This news story may contain foul language. But, New Yorkers, it seems, aren’t the ones most likely to use it, according to a recent social media study that found New ...

Dancing around risky language is common for many forms of on-air media. Sitcoms and family shows have been making substitutions like "sugar" and "fudge" for expletives and curse words for quite some ...