It is true, as Mark Twain said, that “under certain circumstances, profanity provides relief denied even to prayer.” We all have our favorite cuss words on hand for stubbed toes, moments of ...

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 ...

Curse words. Swearing. Cussing. Just about everyone uses foul language now and again. Drop a plate of spaghetti covered in ...

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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 ...