A family member is proving extremely frustrating to deal with. If you’re in Northern Ireland, you might describe that person ...

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 ...

Linguists have appealed for the public to help them create a national database of regional swear words. Experts at the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It is true, as Mark Twain said, that “under certain circumstances, profanity provides relief denied even to prayer.” We all have ...

A prestigious university is creating the first ever national swear word census and asking the public to help out.

Colino is a contributor for TIME. Colino is a contributor for TIME. Many of us try to suppress the urge to blurt out an expletive when something goes wrong. But the instinct may actually be useful: ...

By dropping the no-swearing rule, I found a calmer, more connected home — and fewer unnecessary arguments with my kids.

“Skalk,” I cursed in Kelvak. It’s my favourite language to curse in – there is nothing as satisfying as the harsh consonants and default imperatives of the primary Kelvaki language. This quote is by ...

What would be the first word out of your mouth if you stubbed your toe or bonked your head? Most people would automatically shout out a swear word. Swearing has the power to reduce the sensation of ...