Science has increasingly shown that swearing offers surprising advantages beyond just venting frustration. Researchers have found that people who use profanity tend to come across as more passionate ...

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 ...

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 ...

When Benjamin Bergen was working on his new book about profanity, the reaction he would most often get was bafflement. Why would he want to write about vulgarity, profanity and cussin'? His answer, as ...

People who speak two or more languages often prefer to use one language over another, depending on the situation. This is especially true when it comes to cursing and insults. It seems that people ...

How do young children learn to swear — and why do they seem to do it at the most inappropriate moments? Recently, a group of parents have become convinced that the Minion toys in McDonald’s Happy ...