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 ...

The Countries That Swear the Most (and the Least) It might come as little surprise to discover that the United States was found to be the country that swears the most—and by quite a margin, too ...

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.

Our brains swear for good reasons: to vent, cope, boost our grit and feel closer to those around us. Swear words can act as social glue and play meaningful roles in how people communicate, connect ...

NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the benefits of including more swear words in our language, which studies say may be associated with signs of intelligence.

In a similar way, swear words, once contaminated with the disgust or power associated with a strong taboo, retain their power even as the shock value of those origins wanes.

Swear words vary across languages and cultures, but have striking similarities.

If you’re not using obscenities on a regular basis, WTF? Though it’s still considered taboo, swearing may have some important health and social benefits.

I guess their consultants are telling them that swearing demonstrates authenticity. Somehow, the more they swear like a sailor – back before the Navy got converted into a woke flotilla of ...

What's in a swear? The world's filthiest words typically refer to something vulgar or taboo, for one.

Our brains swear for good reasons: to vent, cope, boost our grit and feel closer to those around us. Swear words can act as social glue and play meaningful roles in how people communicate, connect ...